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Meanings of casting off in inglés

In knitting, any of various techniques for ending a column (wale) of stitches.

Sinónimos
Examples for "binding off"
Examples for "binding off"
1
He plucked a large book bound in a standard library binding off a shelf and handed it to me.
The Demon Lover
2
-Eathalf the binding off Folio 67,-saidthe Register of Deeds.
The Poet at the Breakfast-Table
3
"Well," says I, "there's a number of reasons; one is, I'm just binding off my heel."
The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 07, No. 40, February, 1861 / A Maga...
4
"In a few weeks we took the binding off, and the bark had all grown together around the little bud."
Uncle Robert's Geography (Uncle Robert's Visit, V.3)
5
-Whatgood does it do to give 'em a name after they 've eat the binding off my folios?-askedthe Register of Deeds.
The Poet at the Breakfast-Table
Usage of casting off in inglés
1
The others were in the meantime casting off those round his legs.
On the Banks of the Amazon
2
Hathor's men were already casting off their ropes and seizing their weapons.
Quest for honour
3
Alas casting off kingly prosperity, she chose a life in the woods.
The Mahabharata of Krishna-Dwaipayana Vyasa, Volume 4 / Books 13...
4
He was casting off one form, and amalgamating himself with the other.
The Man Who Laughs: A Romance of English History
5
We should as soon have thought of casting off her as you.
The Cash Boy
6
But they are casting off, and Mr. Ratcliffe will be left behind.
Democracy, an American novel
7
Go ye to your homes, casting off this affection for the child.'
The Mahabharata of Krishna-Dwaipayana Vyasa, Volume 3 / Books 8,...
8
By casting off even mental attachments, the attainment of success is doubtful.
The Mahabharata of Krishna-Dwaipayana Vyasa, Volume 3 / Books 8,...
9
By casting off thy body thou wilt win many regions of felicity.'
The Mahabharata of Krishna-Dwaipayana Vyasa, Volume 3 / Books 8,...
10
The Rat shook his head, casting off these things he'd been thinking.
Pinball, 1973
11
However, they were also casting off into the unknown, with rescue an impossibility.
Climbing Magazine
12
This was at a time when Africa was casting off its colonial past.
The Irish Times
13
Aguilar dropped the boathook and, casting off, brought the punt alongside the yacht.
The Lion's Share
14
By casting off the mind one casts off the five organs of action.
The Mahabharata of Krishna-Dwaipayana Vyasa, Volume 3 / Books 8,...
15
What was that about casting off the yoke of overweening government?
The Guardian
16
I heard him hailing down as the tender was casting off:
Famous Modern Ghost Stories
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Casting off through the time
Casting off across language varieties
United Kingdom
Common
United States of America
Less common