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caiseal — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • cincture noun An enclosure, or the act of enclosing, encircling or encompassing
  • rook noun A large black European bird related to the crow, known for nesting in noisy colonies.

Senses

caiseal is used for these senses in English:

  • Cashel A town in County Tipperary, Ireland.
  • cincture (architecture) The fillet, listel, or band next to the apophyge at the extremity of the shaft of a column.
  • rook (chess) A piece shaped like a castle tower, that can be moved only up, down, left or right (but not diagonally) or in castling.
  • spinning top A toy with a tapering point that can be made to spin on its axis, either with a built-in pump-action handle, with the fingers or with a string.

cincture — full definition

  1. noun An enclosure, or the act of enclosing, encircling or encompassing
  2. noun A girdle or belt, especially as part of a vestment
  3. noun The fillet, listel, or band next to the apophyge at the extremity of the shaft of a column.

rook — full definition

  1. noun A large black European bird related to the crow, known for nesting in noisy colonies.
  2. noun In chess, a piece shaped like a castle tower that moves in straight lines, horizontally or vertically.
  3. verb To cheat or overcharge someone.

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