kas

¹ American  

[kahs] / kɑs /

noun

1. (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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Kas. ² American  

abbreviation

1. Kansas.

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Etymology

Origin of kas

From Dutch; see origin at case ²

Example Sentences

Candidate Tom Dewey, who kas always been a faithful reader of the pollster's barometer, was presented last week with a forecast of the political climate.

From Time Magazine Archive

I live in the East main street of Ujjaini, which is twenty kas to the south of this place, and so lies on your way when you return from Benares.

From Indian Fairy Tales by Jacobs, Joseph

It could act and visit other kas after death, but it could not resist the least touch of physical force.

From The Religion of Ancient Egypt by Petrie, W. M. Flinders (William Matthew Flinders), Sir

Ja tässä' täss' on tämä maa, sen näkee silmämme; Me kättä voimme ojentaa, ja vettä, rantaa osoittaa, Ja sanoa: kas tuoss on se, maa armas isäimme!

From Through Finland in Carts by Alec-Tweedie, Mrs. (Ethel)

Over the chimney-piece is a beautifully painted landscape, and on the left against the wall a large armoire or kas of black wood ornamented with gold, above which hangs a large portrait.

From The Standard Galleries - Holland by Singleton, Esther