“casta”

The following 3 entries include the term casta.

dum casta

adverb

: while chaste used as a proviso in limiting a bequest or devise to a widow or in conditioning the payment of alimony

cast a (dark) cloud

idiom

: to cause people to stop trusting something

cast a pall on/over

idiom

: to give (something) an unhappy mood


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