noun.
A reddish-brown substance consisting of the preputial follicles of the beaver and their contents, dried and prepared for commercial purposes. It has a strong, penetrating, enduring odor, and was formerly of high repute in medicine, but is now used chiefly by perfumers.
noun.
A mineral found in the island of Elba associated with another called pollux.
noun.
Glove-leather made from goat-skins. The grain of the skin is removed and it is given a very soft finish, usually gray in color.
noun.
See caster, 3.
noun.
A beaver.
noun.
Among French Canadians, one of the party which called itself the national party, the beaver being the national emblem of Canada.
noun.
A genus of sciuromorphic rodent mammals, typical of the family Castoridæ.
noun.
A beaver hat; by extension, a silk hat.
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A heavy quality of broadcloth used for overcoats.
Made of beaver-skin or -fur, or of the cloth called beaver.