kas
[kahs]
- (in the Netherlands and in Dutch colonies) a large cabinet of the 17th and 18th centuries, having two doors and often a number of drawers at the bottom, and usually having an elaborately painted or carved decoration with a heavy cornice.
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Origin of kas
From Dutch; see origin at case2
ka
[kah]
- a spiritual entity, an aspect of the individual, believed to live within the body during life and to survive it after death.
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Origin of ka
1890–95; < Egyptian kʾ
Kas.
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Examples from the Web for kas
Contemporary Examples
“He even talked to atheists in the bars of Kas”, Tuzer said.
Tuzer said he founded FiRock in May and went into rehearsals for the concert in Kas.
Historical Examples
She talks of dynasties and tribal deities, of kings and Kas and symbols until my head spins.
The Shadow of the EastE. M. Hull
If this kas was carved oak it sometimes stood on a frame; sometimes it had ponderous locks.
The Old Furniture BookN. Hudson Moore
Cascabel, kas′ka-bel, n. the whole rear part behind the base-ring of a cannon.
Castor-oil, kas′tor-oil, n. a medicinal oil obtained from a tropical plant, the Ricinus communis.
This s is only wanted to supply the final s of kas, the interrogative pronoun, in such a sentence as kas tadgunah?
Chips From A German Workshop - Volume IFriedrich Max Mller
ka
- (in ancient Egypt) an attendant spirit supposedly dwelling as a vital force in a man or statue
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Word Origin
from Egyptian
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