SHASTA
Shas"ta, n.
Defn: A mountain peak, etc., in California.
SHASTA DAISY
Shasta daisy.
Defn: A large-flowered garden variety of the oxeye daisy.
SHASTA FIR
Shasta fir.
Defn: A Californian fir (Abies shastensis).
SHASTA SAM
Shasta Sam. (Card Playing)
Defn: A game like California Jack, except that the pack drawn from is turned face down.
SHASTER; SHASTRA Shas"ter, Shas"tra, n. Etym: [Skr. castra an order or command, a sacred book, fr. cas to order, instruct, govern. Cf. Sastra.]
Defn: A treatise for authoritative instruction among the Hindoos; a book of institutes; especially, a treatise explaining the Vedas. [Written also sastra.]