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  kas

  noun

  (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.
• Kas.
  Kas.

  abbreviation

  Kansas.

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

Eu kas rub against, scratch; Dak kashe rub against, kaza pick to pieces.

From The Dakotan Languages, and Their Relations to Other Languages by Williamson, A. W. (Andrew Woods)

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

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

On a handsome kas stands a statuette of Cupid.

From The Standard Galleries - Holland by Singleton, Esther