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castoff

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cast·off  (kstôf, -f)
n.
1. One that has been discarded.
2. Printing A calculation of the amount of space a manuscript will occupy when set into type.
adj. also cast-off
Discarded; rejected.
Translations
castoff [ˈkɑːstɒf] n (garment) → indumento or vestito smesso
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