See Also: pang(1)(dictionary)
pang(5)(dictionary)
pang(3)(dictionary)
pang(2)(dictionary)
pang(4)(dictionary)
pang(dictionary)
Pang(medicine)
Breast pang(medicine)
die casting(dictionary)
casting(encyclopedia)

casting(1) (iou) and pang(2) (iou)


casting(1) (iou)



casting noun. ME.
[from CAST verb + -ING1.]
The action of CAST verb. ME.
a. That which is cast up; a worm-cast etc.; a pellet disgorged by a hawk etc. LME.
b. An object cast in metal. L18.
Comb.: casting-bottle Hist. a vinaigrette; casting-couch joc.: on which actresses are said to be seduced in return for being awarded parts in films etc.; casting-director one responsible for assigning roles in a Film, play, etc.; casting-net = cast-net s.v. CAST noun1.

pang(2) (iou)



pang noun1. L15.
[Unexpl. alt. of PRONG noun.]
A sudden sharp feeling of pain or painful emotion. Freq. in pl. (orig. in pangs of death). L15.
E. J. Howard Felix felt a pang of irritation. L. Deighton The first sharp pang..had by now become a dull wet ache. C. Tomalin Kennedy..was suffering the pangs of rejected love.
A sudden sharp feeling or emotion of any kind; a sudden brief sensation. M16-L17.
J. Tillotson He..fell into a pang of devotion.
pangful adjective (rare) sorrowful M18.
pangless adjective without a pang E19.