Throwster: alternatives and connections

A kind of silk lace originally of the color of raw silk, now sometimes dyed; -- called also blond lace.

The act of one who casts or throws, as in fishing.

An order of Crustacea including the barnacles. When adult, they have a calcareous shell composed of several pieces. From the opening o…

An oblong case in which the silkworm lies in its chrysalis state. It is formed of threads of silk spun by the worm just before leaving…

A thin stuff made of the finest wool or silk, or of wool and silk.

Damask silk; silk woven with an elaborate pattern of flowers and the like.

A thrower of the discus.

The action of a horse, when he throws himself on his haunches two or three times, bending himself, as it were, in very quick curvets.

A reel for drawing off silk from cocoons; also, an establishment for reeling silk.

A thin, washable material of silk, or silk and cotton, originally imported from India, but now also made elsewhere.

A curl of hair or silk; a pad of frizzed hair or silk worn by women under the hair to stuff it out.

A very thin, slight, transparent stuff, generally of silk; also, any fabric resembling silk gauze; as, wire gauze; cotton gauze.

A boiling spring which throws forth at frequent intervals jets of water, mud, etc., driven up by the expansive power of steam.

A coarse stuff made of silk and mohair, or of coarse silk.

A weapon which throws or propels a missile to a distance; any firearm or instrument for throwing projectiles by the explosion of gunpo…

One who throws the harpoon.

A place into which a tailor throws his shreds, or a printer his broken type.

One who throws or casts.