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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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Căt'ty, n. p. 207A Chinese weight of one pound and one third.Cau-cā'sian, a. p. 207Pertaining to Mount Caucasus, in Asia. Pinkerton.Cau-cā'sian, n. p. 207Any one belonging to the Indo-European race, and the white races originating near Mount Caucasus. R. Owen.Cau'cus, n. p. 207A meeting preliminary to an election, or to a general meeting of a party, for the selection of candidates for political offices, or for promoting party interests. More than fifty years ago, Mr.…Cau'dal, a. p. 207Pertaining to, or of the nature of, a tail; having a tail-like appendage. “A small caudal fin.” Pennant.Cau'date or Cau'da-ted, a. p. 207Having a tail; having a long termination like a tail. Fairfax.Cau'dex, n. p. 207(Bot.) The stem of a tree. Darwin.Cau'di-cle or Cau-di-e'la, n. p. 207(Bot.) A slender, elastic process, to which the masses of pollen in orchidaceous plants are attached.Cau'dle, n. p. 207A kind of warm drink for sick persons, being a mixture of wine with eggs, bread, sugar, and spices.Cau'dle, v. t. p. 207To make into caudle; to dress with caudle; to make warm as caudle. Shak.Cauf, n. p. 207A chest with holes for keeping fish alive in water. Phillips. 2. A vessel for raising coal from the mine to the surface; a corve.Cauf'le, n. p. 207A band or gang of captured negroes or slaves; a coffle.Caught, imp. & p. p. p. 207of catch. See CATCH.Cauk, v. t. p. 207See CAWK.Cauk'er, n. p. 207See CALKER.Căul, n. p. 207A net or covering for the head. Spenser. 2. (Anat.) A membrane covering the greater part of the lower intestines; the omentum. The caul serves for the warming of the lower belly, like an apron. Ray.…Cau-lēs'cent, a. p. 207(Bot.) Having a true stem, or a stem appearing to view. Gray.Cau'li-cle, n. p. 207(Bot.) A short caulis or stem. Gray.Cau'li-cōle or Cau-lie'ū-lus, n. pl. p. 207(Arch.) One of the small volutes under the flowers on the sides of the abacus in the Corinthian capital, representing the curled tops of the acanthus stalk. Oxf. Gloss.Cau-lif'er-oûs, a. p. 207(Bot.) Having a caulis stem; caulescent.Cau'li-flow'er, n. p. 207(Bot.) A variety of Brassica oleracea, or cabbage, of which the enlarged flower is eaten as a delicacy.Cau'li-fōrm, a. p. 207(Bot.) Having the form of a caulis.Cau'line, a. p. 207(Bot.) Growing immediately on a caulis; pertaining to a caulis.Cau'lis, n. p. 207(Bot.) An herbaceous stem, bearing both leaves and fructification.Caulk, v. t. p. 207See CALK.Cau'lo-cär'pous, a. p. 207(Bot.) Having woody stems and branches that are perennial, or continue alive and grow year after year, as most trees and shrubs. Henslow.Cau'mā, n. p. 207(Med.) Great heat, as of the body in fever. Dunglison.Cau'po-nāte, v. i. p. 207To keep a victualing house. [Obs.]Cau'po-nīze, v. i. p. 207To sell wine or victuals. [Obs.] Warburton.Cau'sā-ble, a. p. 207Capable of being caused, produced, or effected. Ash.Cau'sal, a. p. 207Relating to a cause or causes; implying or containing a cause or causes; expressing a cause; causative; as, a causal particle. Causal propositions are where two propositions are joined by causal…Caus'al, n. p. 207(Gram.) A word that expresses a cause, or introduces the reason. Harris.Cau-säl'i-ty, n. p. 207The agency of a cause; the action or power of a cause, in producing its effect. “The causality of the divine mind.” Whewell. 2. (Phren.) The supposed faculty of tracing effects to their causes. G.…Caus'al-ly, adv. p. 207According to the order or series of causes.Caus'al-ty, n. p. 207(Mining.) The lighter, earthy parts of ore, carried off by washing.Cau-sā'tion, n. p. 207The act of causing or producing; the act or agency by which an effect is produced. “The kind of causation by which vision is produced.” Whewell.Caus'a-tive, a. p. 207Expressing a cause or reason; causal. 2. Effecting, as a cause or agent; causing. “Causative in nature of a number of effects.” Bacon.Caus'a-tive-ly, adv. p. 207In a causative manner.Cau-sā'tor, n. p. 207One who causes or produces an effect. [Rare.] “The first causator.” Browne.Cause, n. p. 207That which produces or effects a result; that from which any thing proceeds, and without which it would not exist. Cause is a substance exerting its power into act, to make one thing begin to be.…Cause, v. t. p. 207To effect by agency, power, or influence; to produce; to be the occasion of; to make. I will cause it to rain upon the earth forty days. Gen. vii. 4. I will cause him to fall by the sword. 2 Kings…Cause, v. i. p. 207To assign cause; to make excuse. [Obs.] Spenser.Cause'ful, a. p. 207Having a cause; not without reason.Cause'less, a. p. 207Having no cause or producing agent; uncaused or uncreated; original in itself. Makes his causeless power, the cause of all things, known. Blackmore. 2. Without just cause, reason, or motive. My fears…Cause'less-ly, adv. p. 207Without cause or reason; as, to break laws causelessly.Cause'less-ness, n. p. 207The state of being causeless.Cause'er, n. p. 207One who causes; the agent by which an effect is produced. “The causer of these timeless deaths.” Shak.Cause'way or Cau'sey, n. p. 207A way raised above the natural level of the ground, by stones, earth, timber, fascines, &c., serving as a dry passage over wet or marshy ground, or as a mole to confine water to a pond, or restrain…Cause'wayed or Cau'seyed, a. p. 207Having a causey, or raised way. Dwight.Cau-sid'ic-al, a. p. 208Pertaining to an advocate, or to the maintenance and defense of suits.Cavesson, n. p. 208(Man.) A nose-band for breaking-in horses. See CAVEZON.Caus'tic or Caus'tic-al, a. p. 208Destructive to the texture of any thing; burning; corrosive; pungent. 2. Severe; satirical; sharp; as, a caustic remark. Caustic curve (Geom.), a curve to which the rays of light, reflected or…Caus'tic, n. p. 208Any substance which, applied to animal substances, burns, corrodes, or destroys the texture; an escharotic. 2. (Opt.) A caustic curve. Lunar caustic, a preparation of silver, obtained by solution in…Caus'tic-al-ly, adv. p. 208In a caustic or severe manner.Caus-tic'i-ty, n. p. 208The quality or property which characterizes caustic bodies; sharpness; pungency; corrosiveness; as, the causticity of potash. 2. Severity of language; sarcasm; as, the causticity of a reply or remark.Caus'tic-ness, n. p. 208The quality of being caustic; causticity. Scott.Cau'tel, n. p. 208Caution; prudence; wariness. [Obs.] Fuller. 2. Cunning; craftiness; subtlety. [Obs.] Do not, like the slothful servant, thy master's message with cautela and doubts. Latimer.Cau'te-loŭs, a. p. 208Cautious; prudent; wary. [Obs.] “Cautelous, though young.” Drayton. 2. Cunning; treacherous; insidious. [Obs.] “Cautelous baits and practice.” Shak.Cau'te-loǔs-ly, adv. p. 208In a cautious or wary manner. [Obs.] 2. In a cunning or crafty manner. [Obs.]Cau'te-lōus-ness, n. p. 208Cautiousness. [Obs.]