cassena

or cas·se·ne, cas·si·na, cas·si·ne

[ kuh-see-nuh ]

noun

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How to use cassena in a sentence

  • I find this cassine here: the door is open: I enter pour faire un petit somme.

    Wandering Heath | Sir Arthur Thomas Quiller-Couch
  • The cost of the buildings at the Cassine and the Rhetoriere proved to be half as much again as the estimate.

    The Lily of the Valley | Honore de Balzac
  • Another form, narrowleaf dahoon (Ilex cassine angustifolia), is listed by Sudworth.

    American Forest Trees | Henry H. Gibson
  • Il ne faudrait pas me dfier d'aller rendre visite votre vieille cassine!

  • A decoction made by boiling the leaves of Ilex cassine in water, employed as "medicine" for ceremonial purification.

    Man, Past and Present | Agustus Henry Keane