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sugar castor

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  • caster sugar castor sugar — noun (U) BrE sugar with very small grains used for cooking …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • castor sugar — noun very finely granulated sugar that was formerly sprinkled from a castor • Syn: ↑caster sugar • Regions: ↑United Kingdom, ↑UK, ↑U.K., ↑Britain, ↑United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, ↑ …   Useful english dictionary

  • castor sugar — castor .sugar n [U] another spelling of ↑caster sugar …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • castor — (also caster) ► NOUN 1) each of a set of small swivelling wheels fixed to the legs or base of a piece of furniture. 2) a small container with holes in the top, used for sprinkling salt, sugar, etc. ORIGIN variant of CASTER(Cf. ↑caster) …   English terms dictionary

  • castor — There are two distinct words castor in English. The older originally meant ‘beaver’ [14], and was early used with reference to a bitter pungent substance secreted by glands near the beaver’s anus, employed in medicine and perfumery. The term… …   The Hutchinson dictionary of word origins

  • castor — There are two distinct words castor in English. The older originally meant ‘beaver’ [14], and was early used with reference to a bitter pungent substance secreted by glands near the beaver’s anus, employed in medicine and perfumery. The term… …   Word origins

  • castor — caster, castor The two forms represent several words and overlap in usage: caster is the only spelling for a few technical meanings; castor (a different word) is the only spelling for the oil; and both are used for the sugar (which is named after …   Modern English usage

  • castor — 1. n. (also caster) 1 a small swivelled wheel (often one of a set) fixed to a leg (or the underside) of a piece of furniture. 2 a small container with holes in the top for sprinkling the contents. Phrases and idioms: castor action swivelling of… …   Useful english dictionary

  • Castor — 1. n. (also caster) 1 a small swivelled wheel (often one of a set) fixed to a leg (or the underside) of a piece of furniture. 2 a small container with holes in the top for sprinkling the contents. Phrases and idioms: castor action swivelling of… …   Useful english dictionary

  • castor — I. /ˈkastə / (say kahstuh) noun 1. Also, castoreum /kasˈtɔriəm/ (say kahs tawreeuhm). a brownish unctuous substance with a strong, penetrating smell, secreted by certain glands in the groin of the beaver, used in medicine and perfumery. 2. a… …  

  • castor sugar — or caster sugar noun Etymology: caster Date: 1855 chiefly British finely granulated white sugar …   New Collegiate Dictionary

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