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{ } A brown pigment of varying permanence, consisting of impure lignite. It was found originally near Cassel (now Kassel), Germany. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]

[ F. papier cassé. See Cass. ] Broken paper; the outside quires of a ream. [ 1913 Webster ]

pos>n. [ F. a saucepan, dim. from casse a basin. ] 1. (Chem.) A small round dish with a handle, usually of porcelain. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. (Cookery) A mold (in the shape of a hollow vessel or incasement) of boiled rice, mashed potato or paste, baked, and afterwards filled with vegetables or meat. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n. [ F., fr. casser to break (see 2d Quash) + tête head. ] A small war club, esp. of savages; -- so called because of its supposed use in crushing the skull. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]

n. [ F., prop., a casket, dim. of casse a case. See 1st Case. ] 1. Same as Seggar. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]

2. a small case to hold a removable part of some mechanism, designed for convenience in inserting and removing the working part. Most commonly referring to a tape cassette, made mostly of plastic, which holds a reel of magnetic tape for tape players or tape recorders or video cassette recorders. The term may refer, as for tape cassettes, to the integrated case plus tape, or sometimes only to the case itself separate from the contents. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. +PJC ]

n. [ F. fricassée, fr. fricasser to fry, fricassee; cf. LL. fricare, perh. for frictare, fricare, frictum, to rub. Cf. Fry, Friction. ] (Cookery) A dish made of fowls, veal, or other meat of small animals cut into pieces, and stewed in a gravy. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Fricasseed p. pr. &. vb. n. Fricasseeing. ] To dress like a fricassee. [ 1913 Webster ]

{ } prop. n. 1. A native or inhabitant of Madagascar, or Madecassee. See Malagasy [ 1913 Webster ]

2. The language of the natives of Madagascar. [ 1913 Webster ]