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Significados de casting off em inglês

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

Uso de casting off em inglês
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The others were in the meantime casting off those round his legs.
On the Banks of the Amazon
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Hathor's men were already casting off their ropes and seizing their weapons.
Quest for honour
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Alas casting off kingly prosperity, she chose a life in the woods.
The Mahabharata of Krishna-Dwaipayana Vyasa, Volume 4 / Books 13...
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He was casting off one form, and amalgamating himself with the other.
The Man Who Laughs: A Romance of English History
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We should as soon have thought of casting off her as you.
The Cash Boy
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But they are casting off, and Mr. Ratcliffe will be left behind.
Democracy, an American novel
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Go ye to your homes, casting off this affection for the child.'
The Mahabharata of Krishna-Dwaipayana Vyasa, Volume 3 / Books 8,...
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By casting off even mental attachments, the attainment of success is doubtful.
The Mahabharata of Krishna-Dwaipayana Vyasa, Volume 3 / Books 8,...
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By casting off thy body thou wilt win many regions of felicity.'
The Mahabharata of Krishna-Dwaipayana Vyasa, Volume 3 / Books 8,...
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The Rat shook his head, casting off these things he'd been thinking.
Pinball, 1973
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However, they were also casting off into the unknown, with rescue an impossibility.
Climbing Magazine
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This was at a time when Africa was casting off its colonial past.
The Irish Times
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Aguilar dropped the boathook and, casting off, brought the punt alongside the yacht.
The Lion's Share
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By casting off the mind one casts off the five organs of action.
The Mahabharata of Krishna-Dwaipayana Vyasa, Volume 3 / Books 8,...
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What was that about casting off the yoke of overweening government?
The Guardian
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I heard him hailing down as the tender was casting off:
Famous Modern Ghost Stories
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