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Definition of Castrations
1. castration [n] - See also: castration
Lexicographical Neighbors of Castrations
Literary usage of Castrations
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Book Auction Records by Frank Karslake (1905)
"433-6), together 5 v., mor., the first 4 vi by C. Lewis, Ъ., 1586-7 (castrations,
1723) The same, continued, bl-, 3 v. bnd. in 4, and the reprint of the ..."
2. A Supplement to Burnet's History of My Own Time: Derived from His Original by Gilbert Burnet (1902)
"Of these so-called ' castrations' the pamphleteer gave a preliminary selection,
with references to the MS., which coincide with the pagination of the ..."
3. The Library Companion, Or, The Young Man's Guide, and the Old Man's Comfort by Thomas Frognall Dibdin (1825)
"Mead's copy belonged to Thomas Rawlinson, who received 2o/. for it; and yet it
wanted four pages of the castrations. These were supplied by a transcript ..."
4. Animaduersions Vppon the Annotacions and Corrections of Some Imperfections by Francis Thynne, Frederick James Furnivall (1875)
"142-3), but these few lines cannot have been ground for cancelling a hundred and
fifteen folio pages of Holinshed? I find ground enough for the castrations, ..."
5. Book-prices Current: A Record of Prices at which Books Have Been Sold at Auction (1905)
"3 vol. bound in 4, and the reprint of the castrations (except Scotland, ...
It bas the original castrations to William the Conqueror, pages 1-6. ..."
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