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• cast|off — «KAST F, OF; KAHST », adjective, noun. –adj. thrown away; abandoned; discarded: »castoff clothes. –n. a person or thing that has been cast off: »... his everlasting castoffs (Charles Spurgeon). Thou shalt be From the city of the free Thyself a… …   Useful english dictionary

• rags — (Roget s IV) n. Syn. old clothes, patched clothing, tatters, torn garments, shreds and patches, scraps, castoff clothes, castoffs, hand me downs, shreds, frazzles, patches, remnants; see also clothes …   English dictionary for students

• frippery — [frip′ər ē] n. pl. fripperies [orig., castoff clothes < Fr friperie < OFr freperie < frepe, a rag < ? ML faluppa, a shaving, straw] 1. cheap, gaudy clothes; tawdry finery 2. showy display in dress, manners, speech, etc.; affectation… …   English World dictionary

• thrift shop — ☆ thrift shop n. a store where castoff clothes and rummage are sold, specif. to raise money for charity * * * …   Universalium

• Curb Mining — Searching the sidewalks for discarded goods, such as furniture and electronics. “What would happen if a furniture company left 24 designer chairs, many equipped with GPS tracking technology, on the streets of New York?” –asked Andy Jordan in The… …   Dictionary of unconsidered lexicographical trifles

• thrift shop — ☆ thrift shop n. a store where castoff clothes and rummage are sold, specif. to raise money for charity …   English World dictionary

• Asháninka people — This article is about the indigenous peoples of Peru. For other indigenous peoples see Indigenous peoples (disambiguation) Asháninka Total population between 25,000 and 45,000 Regions with significant populations …   Wikipedia

• hand-me-down — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) adj. secondhand, castoff, discarded. See oldness. Ant., [brand] new. II (Roget s IV) modif. Syn. used, inherited, handed down; see old 2 , secondhand , worn 2 . n. Syn. secondhand article, discard, old… …   English dictionary for students

• cast-off — cast offs also castoff ADJ: ADJ n Cast off things, especially clothes, are ones which someone no longer uses because they are old or unfashionable, and which they give to someone else or throw away. Alexandra looked plump and awkward in her cast… …   English dictionary

• old — adjective 1) old ladies Syn: elderly, aged, older, senior, advanced in years, up in years; venerable; in one s dotage, long in the tooth, gray haired, grizzled, hoary; past one s prime, not as young as one was, ancient, decrepit …   Thesaurus of popular words

• secondhand — 1. adjective 1) secondhand clothes Syn: used, old, worn, preowned, handed down, hand me down, castoff; informal preloved Ant: new 2) secondhand information Syn …   Thesaurus of popular words