casting : Idioms & Phrases
Casting line
(Fishing) , the leader; also, sometimes applied to the long reel line.
Webster 1913
Casting net
- a net which is cast and drawn, in distinction from a net that is set and left.
Webster 1913
Casting of draperies
- the proper distribution of the folds of garments, in painting and sculpture.
Webster 1913
Casting voice , Casting vote
- the decisive vote of a presiding officer, when the votes of the assembly or house are equally divided. "When there was an equal vote, the governor had the casting voice." B. Trumbull.
Webster 1913
Casting weight
- a weight that turns a balance when exactly poised.