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An American Dictionary of the English Language
Revised and enlarged (Goodrich & Porter)
Springfield, Mass. · G. & C. Merriam · 1865
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Cāde'-oil, n. p. 182An empyreumatic oil, obtained by distillation from the wood of the Juniperus oxycedrus;—used in Germany and France for veterinary purposes. Simmonds.Ca-dēt', n. p. 183The younger of two brothers; the youngest son. [Obs.] “The cadet of an ancient and noble family.” Wood. 2. (Mil.) (a.) A gentleman who carries arms in a regiment, as a private man, with a view to…Ca-dēt'ship, n. p. 183The rank or commission of a cadet; as, to get a cadetship. Wright.Ca-dew’ or Ca-de’-worm, n. p. 183See CADDIS.Cădge, v. t. p. 183<br>1. To carry a burden. [Prov. Eng.] Halliwell.<br>2. To intrude or live on another meanly. Wright.Căd'ger, n. p. 183One who brings butter, eggs, poultry, and the like, to the market from the country; a huckster; a packman. [Prov. Eng.] 2. One who gets his living out of others by trickery or by begging. “The…Cād'gy, a. p. 183Cheerful or mirthful, as after good eating or drinking. [Vulgar.] Craig.Cā'dī, n. p. 183A judge in civil affairs, among the Turks; usually the judge of a town or village.Cā/di-lēs'ker, n. p. 183A chief judge in the Turkish empire, so named originally because his jurisdiction extended to the cases of soldiers, who are now tried only by their own officers.Ca-di'l/lae, n. p. 183A sort of pear. Johnson.Căd'is, n. p. 183A kind of coarse serge. Simmonds.Cad-mē'an or Cad'mi-an, a. p. 183Relating to Cadmus, a reputed prince of Thebes, who introduced into Greece the sixteen simple letters of the alphabet—α, β, γ, δ, ε, ι, κ, λ, μ, ν, ο, π, ρ, σ, τ, υ. These are called Cadmean letters.…Căd'mi-ā, n. p. 183(Min.) An oxide of zinc which collects on the sides of furnaces where zinc happens to be present in an ore and is sublimed. The name was formerly applied to the ore of zinc called calamine. Dana.Căd'mi-ūm, n. p. 183(Chem.) A metal related to zinc, and often occurring in some zinc ores. It is white, and both ductile and malleable. Dana.Ca-dū'ca-ry, a. p. 183(Law.) Relating to escheat, forfeiture, or confiscation. [Obs.] Burrill.Ca-dū'ce-an or Cād-ū-cē'an, a. p. 183Belonging to Mercury's caduceus, or wand.Ca-dū'ce-ŭs, n. p. 183(Myth.) Mercury’s rod; a wand entwined by two serpents, and surmounted by two wings. Wonderful powers were attributed to it by the ancient poets. ☞ On medals the caduceus is a symbol of good conduct…Ca-dū'ci-ty, n. p. 183Tendency to fall; the feebleness of old age; senility. [Rare.] “A jumble of youth and caducity.” Chesterfield. I long ago determined to keep the archbishop in Gil Blas in my eye, when I should…Ca-dū'cous, a. p. 183(Bot.) Falling off quickly, as compared with other parts; as the calyx dropping when the flower opens. Gray.Ca-dūke', a. p. 183Perishable; frail; fleeting, [Obs.] “Every thing in this world is caduke.” Fisher.Căd'y, n. p. 183A street porter in Edinburgh. Simmonds.Cæ'cal, a. p. 183Having the form of a cæcum, or bag with one opening; bag-like; as, the cæcal extremity of a duct. Carpenter.Cæ'ci-as, n. p. 183A wind from the north-east. Boreas and Cæcias, and Argestes loud, And Thrascias, rend the woods. Milton.Cæ'cum, n. p. 183(Anat.) The commencement of the large intestine, forming a closed tube before the insertion of the small intestine;—called also blind gut. Dunglison.Cæn'o-zō'ic, a. p. 183See CENOZOIC.Cā'en Stōne p. 183A cream colored limestone for building purposes, brought from Caen, France. Weale.Çæ-sā'ri-an, a. p. 183See CESARIAN.Cæ'si-ŭm, n. p. 183(Min.) An alkaline metal first discovered in mineral waters, and so called from the blue lines it exhibits in the spectrum analysis.Cæs'pi-tōse, a. p. 183See CESPITOSE.Cæ-sū'ra, n. p. 183(Pros.) A pause or division in a verse; a separation, by the ending of a word, or by a pause in the sense, of syllables rhythmically connected; as in the following line, between the words numbers and…Cæ-sū'ral, a. p. 183Pertaining to the cæsura; as, a cæsural pause.Café, n. p. 183A coffee-house.Căf'e-nēt, n. p. 183A hotel or house of rest for travelers. [Turkey.]Caf-fē'ic, a. p. 183(Chem.) Pertaining to, or obtained from, coffee.Caffeic acid p. 183an acid obtained from coffee, having some resemblance to tannic acid. Gregory.Caf-fē'ine, n. p. 183(Chem.) A white, bitter, crystallizable substance, obtained from coffee. Gregory.Căf'fi-lă or Căf'fi-lā, n. p. 183A caravan or company of travelers or merchants. Simmonds.Căf'fre, n. p. 183An inhabitant of Caffraria, in South Africa;—the people were so called by the Mohammedans on account of their refusal to receive the religion of Mohammed, and the country Caffraria, land of the…Căf'tan or Caf-tān', n. p. 183A Persian or Turkish vest, or garment.Căf'tan, v. t. p. 183To clothe with the caftan. [Rare.] The turbaned and caftaned damsel who stood before him. W. Scott.Căg, n. p. 183A small cask, or barrel, differing from the barrel only in size, and containing a few gallons, but not of any definite capacity. It is generally written keg.Cāge, n. p. 183A box or inclosure, wholly or partly of open work, in wood or metal, used for confining birds or other animals. In his cage, like parrot fine and gay. Cowper. 2. A place of confinement for criminals.…Cāge, v. t. p. 183To confine in a cage; to shut up or confine. “Caged and starved to death.” Cooper.Cā'git, n. p. 183(Ornith.) A kind of parrot, of a beautiful green color, found in the Philippine Islands. Ogilvie.Cāg'māg, n. p. 183A tough old goose; hence, coarse, bad food of any kind. Also, a small, inferior kind of sheep. [Eng.] Halliwell.Ca-hīer', n. p. 183A number of sheets of paper put loosely together;—applied to the successive portions of a work when printed in parts or numbers. 2. A memorial of a body; a report of legislative proceedings, &c.Ca-hōōt’, n. p. 183A company or partnership; as, to go in cahoot with a person. [Southern and Western States. Vulgar.] Bartlett.Cā'ie, n. p. 183See CAIQUE.Cāi-ma-cān', n. p. 183A lieutenant, or lieutenant-governor, in the Turkish service. Bescherelle.Cāi'man, n. p. 183See CAYMAN.Cā'ique or Cāi-ique', n. p. 183(Naut.) A skiff belonging to a galley. 2. A light skiff, used on the Bosporus, at Constantinople.Ca ira p. 183The beginning of a famous song during the French revolution. Brande.Câird, n. p. 183A tinker, usually one who travels to find work; hence, a vagrant or tramper. Halliwell. The tribes of gipsies, jockies, or cairds; for by all these denominations were these banditti known. W. Scott.Câirn, n. p. 183A heap of stones of a rounded or conical form, erected by the early inhabitants of the British Isles, apparently as a sepulchral monument. Now here let us place the gray stone of her cairn. Campbell.…Câirn'gôrm-stōne, n. p. 183(Min.) A yellow or smoky-brown variety of rock-crystal, or crystallized quartz, found in the mountain of Cairngorm, in Scotland. Brande.Câis'son, n. p. 183(Mil.) (a.) A chest containing ammunition; also the wagon or tumbril in which military stores are conveyed. (b.) A chest filled with explosive materials to be laid in the way of an enemy, as under…Cāi'tiff, n. p. 183A captive; a prisoner. [Obs.] “Avarice doth tyrannize over her caitif and slave.” Holland. 2. A mean, despicable person; one in whose character baseness and wickedness meet. The deep-felt conviction…Câi'tiff, a. p. 183Belonging to a caitiff; base; vile. “Arnold had sped his caitiff flight.” W. Irving.Câj'e-put, n. p. 183An essential oil from the East Indies, obtained from the leaves of two species of Melaleuca, (M. leucodendron, and M. cajeputi). It has a strong, fragrant smell, like camphor, a pungent and aromatic…Ca'jôle', v. t. p. 183To deceive or delude by flattery; to flatter; to coax. I am not about to cajole or flatter you into a reception of my views. F. W. Robertson. Syn.—To flatter; wheedle; deceive; delude; coax; soothe…