castoff

[ kast-awf, -of, kahst- ]

/ ˈkæstˌɔf, -ˌɒf, ˈkɑst- /

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adjective

thrown away; rejected; discarded: castoff clothing.

noun

a person or thing that has been cast off.

Printing. the estimate by a compositor of how many pages copy will occupy when set in type.

Origin of castoff

First recorded in 1735–45; adj., noun use of verb phrase cast off

Words nearby castoff

Castle's intrinsic factor, Castle walk, cast loose, Castner, Castner process, castoff, cast on, cast one's lot with, castor, Castor and Pollux, castor bean

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Example sentences from the Web for castoff

Doubtless she would hail his wish—half a reform in itself—to castoff the outward signs of an accepted degradation.
What Will He Do With It, Complete|Edward Bulwer-Lytton
The child pointed to what appeared to be some ragged, castoff clothes left in the hole by the late occupant.
Selected Stories|Bret Harte
Behold him, beneath the mass of stale and putrid slime, a castoff, friendless and penniless vagabond.
Treading the Narrow Way|R. E. Barrett
Are you not a bit sorry for the neat little halo that now hangs like a piece of castoff clothing on the bedpost of an adulteress?
The Goose Man|Jacob Wassermann

A player comes on under the shadow, made up in the castoff mail of a court buck, a wellset man with a bass voice.
Ulysses|James Joyce

British Dictionary definitions for castoff

cast-off

adjective

(prenominal) thrown away; abandonedcast-off shoes

noun castoff

a person or thing that has been discarded or abandoned

printing an estimate of the amount of space that a piece of copy will occupy when printed in a particular size and style of type

verb cast off (adverb)

to remove (mooring lines) that hold (a vessel) to a dock

to knot (a row of stitches, esp the final row) in finishing off knitted or woven material

printing to estimate the amount of space that will be taken up by (a book, piece of copy, etc) when it is printed in a particular size and style of type

(intr) (in Scottish country dancing) to perform a progressive movement during which each partner of a couple dances separately behind one line of the set and then reunites with the other in their original position in the set or in a new position

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Idioms and Phrases with castoff

cast off

Discard, reject, as in He cast off his clothes and jumped in the pool. This term was already used figuratively in Miles Coverdale's translation of the Bible (1535): “Thy mother ... that hath cast off her housebonds and her children” (Ezekiel 16:45).

Let go, set loose, as in He cast off the line and the boat drifted from the dock. [Second half of 1600s]

In knitting, to finish the last row of stitches, that is, take the stitches off the needle and form a selvage. For example, Your sweater is finished; I just have to cast off. [Late 1800s] Also see cast on, def. 1.

单词	castoff
释义	castoff [ kast-awf, -of, kahst- ] / ˈkæstˌɔf, -ˌɒf, ˈkɑst- / SEE SYNONYMS FOR castoff ON THESAURUS.COM adjective thrown away; rejected; discarded: castoff clothing. noun a person or thing that has been cast off. Printing. the estimate by a compositor of how many pages copy will occupy when set in type. Origin of castoff First recorded in 1735–45; adj., noun use of verb phrase cast off Words nearby castoff Castle's intrinsic factor, Castle walk, cast loose, Castner, Castner process, castoff, cast on, cast one's lot with, castor, Castor and Pollux, castor bean Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for castoff Doubtless she would hail his wish—half a reform in itself—to castoff the outward signs of an accepted degradation. What Will He Do With It, Complete\|Edward Bulwer-Lytton The child pointed to what appeared to be some ragged, castoff clothes left in the hole by the late occupant. Selected Stories\|Bret Harte Behold him, beneath the mass of stale and putrid slime, a castoff, friendless and penniless vagabond. Treading the Narrow Way\|R. E. Barrett Are you not a bit sorry for the neat little halo that now hangs like a piece of castoff clothing on the bedpost of an adulteress? The Goose Man\|Jacob Wassermann A player comes on under the shadow, made up in the castoff mail of a court buck, a wellset man with a bass voice. Ulysses\|James Joyce British Dictionary definitions for castoff cast-off adjective (prenominal) thrown away; abandonedcast-off shoes noun castoff a person or thing that has been discarded or abandoned printing an estimate of the amount of space that a piece of copy will occupy when printed in a particular size and style of type verb cast off (adverb) to remove (mooring lines) that hold (a vessel) to a dock to knot (a row of stitches, esp the final row) in finishing off knitted or woven material printing to estimate the amount of space that will be taken up by (a book, piece of copy, etc) when it is printed in a particular size and style of type (intr) (in Scottish country dancing) to perform a progressive movement during which each partner of a couple dances separately behind one line of the set and then reunites with the other in their original position in the set or in a new position Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Idioms and Phrases with castoff cast off 1 Discard, reject, as in He cast off his clothes and jumped in the pool. This term was already used figuratively in Miles Coverdale's translation of the Bible (1535): “Thy mother ... that hath cast off her housebonds and her children” (Ezekiel 16:45). 2 Let go, set loose, as in He cast off the line and the boat drifted from the dock. [Second half of 1600s] 3 In knitting, to finish the last row of stitches, that is, take the stitches off the needle and form a selvage. For example, Your sweater is finished; I just have to cast off. [Late 1800s] Also see cast on, def. 1. The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Words related to castoff antique, age-old, venerable, crumbling, old-fashioned, primitive, former, traditional, old-time, outmoded, original, damaged, desolate, run-down, shabby, dilapidated, neglected, ruined, dingy, seedy
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castoff

adjective

noun

Origin of castoff

Words nearby castoff

Example sentences from the Web for castoff

British Dictionary definitions for castoff

adjective

noun castoff

verb cast off (adverb)

Idioms and Phrases with castoff

Words related to castoff