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cast sb. (2 only S.; 3 not pre-S.)
1. throw of the dice 1H4 IV. i. 47, R3 V. iv. 9 “I have set my life upon a cast.”
2. casting or founding (of cannon) Ham. I. i. 73.
3. dash or shade of colour, tinge Ham. III. i. 85 “sicklied o'er with the pale cast of thought.”
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    • William Shakespeare, Hamlet, Prince of Denmark, 1.1
    • William Shakespeare, Hamlet, Prince of Denmark, 3.1
    • William Shakespeare, The First Part of Henry IV, 4.1
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