Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A certain purple pigment. See
purple .
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun A brownish purple pigment, obtained by the action of some compounds of tin upon certain salts of gold. It is used in painting and staining porcelain and glass to give a beautiful purple color. Commonly called
Purple of Cassius .
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- proper noun A male
given name .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun prime mover in the conspiracy against Julius Caesar (died in 42 BC)
Etymologies
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Examples
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In the sixties, when he shed the name Cassius Clay, which he dismissed as his slave name, and refused to be inducted into the military to fight in Vietnam, temporarily giving up his freedom and wealth and title in the process, he became what Hauser called “a symbol of divided America.”
Into the Story DAVID MARANISS 2010
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In the sixties, when he shed the name Cassius Clay, which he dismissed as his slave name, and refused to be inducted into the military to fight in Vietnam, temporarily giving up his freedom and wealth and title in the process, he became what Hauser called “a symbol of divided America.”
Into the Story DAVID MARANISS 2010
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In the sixties, when he shed the name Cassius Clay, which he dismissed as his slave name, and refused to be inducted into the military to fight in Vietnam, temporarily giving up his freedom and wealth and title in the process, he became what Hauser called “a symbol of divided America.”
Into the Story DAVID MARANISS 2010
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In the sixties, when he shed the name Cassius Clay, which he dismissed as his slave name, and refused to be inducted into the military to fight in Vietnam, temporarily giving up his freedom and wealth and title in the process, he became what Hauser called “a symbol of divided America.”
Into the Story DAVID MARANISS 2010
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“Excuse me,” she said, “but is your name Cassius by any chance?”
SELLING THE WHEEL JEFF COX 2000
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“Excuse me,” she said, “but is your name Cassius by any chance?”
SELLING THE WHEEL JEFF COX 2000
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“Excuse me,” she said, “but is your name Cassius by any chance?”
SELLING THE WHEEL JEFF COX 2000
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He was hired to be Ali's trainer and cornerman in 1960 back when the brash-talking, quick-jabbing boxer went by the name Cassius Clay.
CNN.com 2012
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Purple of Cassius is a powerful colorant as well as a beautiful one, and it will yield a range of purple, red, and pink colors that can be used in enameling and to decorate ceramics.
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The coloring material of purple of Cassius is a colloidal metallic solution; color is created by the reflection of light off metal particles that are, typically, about one-tenth the diameter of a wavelength of light.
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