Definition of casting

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Casting (n.) The act of casting off, or that which is cast off, as skin, feathers, excrement, etc..

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Scratchbrush :: Scratchbrush (n.) A stiff wire brush for cleaning iron castings and other metal.
Air Bladder :: Air bladder () A sac or bladder full of air in an animal or plant; also an air hole in a casting.
Casting :: Casting (n.) The act of casting off, or that which is cast off, as skin, feathers, excrement, etc..
Warp :: Warp (v.) A premature casting of young; -- said of cattle, sheep, etc..
Lingot :: Lingot (n.) A linget or ingot; also, a mold for casting metals. See Linget..
Plumbing :: Plumbing (n.) The art of casting and working in lead, and applying it to building purposes; especially, the business of furnishing, fitting, and repairing pipes for conducting water, sewage, etc..
Tymp :: Tymp (n.) A hollow water-cooled iron casting in the upper part of the archway in which the dam stands.
Unfinished :: Unfinished (a.) Not finished, not brought to an end; imperfect; incomplete; left in the rough; wanting the last hand or touch; as, an unfinished house; an unfinished picture; an unfinished iron casting..
Casting :: Casting (n.) The act of one who casts or throws, as in fishing..
Scab :: Scab (n.) A slight irregular protuberance which defaces the surface of a casting, caused by the breaking away of a part of the mold..
Core :: Core (v. t.) To form by means of a core, as a hole in a casting..
Refulgent :: Refulgent (a.) Casting a bright light; radiant; brilliant; resplendent; shining; splendid; as, refulgent beams..
Loam :: Loam (n.) A mixture of sand, clay, and other materials, used in making molds for large castings, often without a pattern..
Facing :: Facing (n.) A powdered substance, as charcoal, bituminous coal, ect., applied to the face of a mold, or mixed with the sand that forms it, to give a fine smooth surface to the casting..
Horoscopy :: Horoscopy (n.) The art or practice of casting horoscopes, or observing the disposition of the stars, with a view to prediction events..
Fin :: Fin (n.) A mark or ridge left on a casting at the junction of the parts of a mold.
Chock :: Chock (n.) A heavy casting of metal, usually fixed near the gunwale. It has two short horn-shaped arms curving inward, between which ropes or hawsers may pass for towing, mooring, etc..
Draught :: Draught (n.) The bevel given to the pattern for a casting, in order that it may be drawn from the sand without injury to the mold..
Foundry :: Foundry (n.) The act, process, or art of casting metals..
Cast :: Cast (n.) That which is formed in a mild; esp. a reproduction or copy, as of a work of art, in bronze or plaster, etc.; a casting..
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