Cast, subst., 1) a throw of dice: “to set all at one c.” H4A IV, 1, 47. “I have set my life upon a c.” R3 V, 4, 9.
2) the forming in a mold: such daily c. of brazen cannon, Hml. I. 1, 73.
3) tinge, coloring: “the native hue of resolution is sicklied o'er with the pale c. of thought,” Hml. III, 1, 85.