- castoff cast·off n
- ['kɒːstɒf]
(garment) indumento or vestito smesso
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castoff cast·off n
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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
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
cast·off — /ˈkæstˌɑːf, Brit ˈkɑːstˌɒf/ noun, pl offs [count] : something or someone that is thrown out or replaced The books were mostly castoffs from other schools. He assembled a bunch of castoffs [=players fired by other teams] into a good football team … Useful english dictionary
cast-off — adjective Date: 1613 thrown away or aside • castoff noun … New Collegiate Dictionary
castoff — [kast′ôf΄] adj. thrown away; discarded; abandoned n. 1. a person or thing cast off 2. Printing an estimate of the lines or pages of type to be set from a given amount of copy … English World dictionary
castoff — cast•off [[t]ˈkæstˌɔf, ˌɒf, ˈkɑst [/t]] adj. 1) thrown away; discarded 2) one that has been cast off 3) pri the estimate by a compositor of how many pages copy will occupy when set in type • Etymology: 1735–45 … From formal English to slang
castoff — cast·off … English syllables
castoff — see cast off … English dictionary
castoff — /kast awf , of , kahst /, adj. 1. thrown away; rejected; discarded: castoff clothing. n. 2. a person or thing that has been cast off. 3. Print. the estimate by a compositor of how many pages copy will occupy when set in type. [1735 45; adj., n.… … Universalium
castoff — noun ( s) 1. : a person or thing that has been cast off dressed in his older brother s castoffs 2. : the lateral offset of the stock of a shotgun that enables the shooter s eye to be brought in line with the sights 3. : an estimate of… … Useful english dictionary
castoff — noun see cast off … New Collegiate Dictionary
