castor
- noun
- /ˈkæstər/
- Archaic
:
sombrero de castor
- He wore a stylish castor during the gala.
Examples
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He wore his finest castor to the evening gala.
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Antique dealers sometimes sell restored castors from the Victorian era.
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The beaver-fur castor was a symbol of wealth and status in the 19th century.
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The castor was a symbol of elegance in the 19th century.
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In the 19th century, fashionable men often wore a castor that was crafted from soft beaver fur.
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The museum displayed a collection of historical garments, including a luxurious castor hat from the Victorian era.
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He wore a castor while attending the formal ball, which was a common accessory of the time.
Synonyms
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4.3
A tall hat with a flat top and straight sides worn with formal clothes
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8.1
A hard round felt hat with a narrow brim that men wear
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8.9
A hat made from soft brown fur, popular in the past
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A tall hat with straight sides that people wear with formal clothes in the 1800s
A soft waterproof fur from a large water animal or a hat made from that fur
A tall formal hat for men often covered with silk or fur and worn with a formal suit
Compounds
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A pale yellow oil from castor seeds that people use to treat constipation and to make paints and varnishes
A large tropical shrub with big hand-shaped leaves and spiny seed pods that give seeds used to make castor oil
- Specialized
A large beaver that lives in and near rivers in Europe and northern Asia
A large tropical bush with wide leaves that has seeds used for castor oil and contains a poison called ricin
Surface Forms
Etymology
Castor for a beaver-fur hat comes from the Latin castor meaning 'beaver', because these hats were made from beaver fur; that's why a castor hat was a sign of wealth and style.