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Webster 1913 Edition


Castrato

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Cas-tra′to

,
Noun.
[L., properly p. p. of
castrare
. See
Castrate
.]
A male person castrated for the purpose of improving his voice for singing; an artificial, or male, soprano.
Swift.

Webster 1828 Edition


Castrato

CASTRATO

,
Noun.
A male person emasculated for the purpose of improving his voice for a singer.