Dictionary
An American Dictionary of the English Language
Revised and enlarged (Goodrich & Porter)
Springfield, Mass. · G. & C. Merriam · 1865
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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.]Cau'ter, n. p. 208A hot, searing iron. Minshew.Cau'ter-ant, n. p. 208A cauterizing substance, as lunar caustic. Ogilvie.Cau'ter-ism, n. p. 208The use or application of caustics; cautery. Ferrand.Cau'ter-i-zā'tion, n. p. 208(Surg.) The act of burning or searing some morbid part by the application of fire.Cau'ter-ize, v. t. p. 208To burn or sear with fire or a hot iron, as morbid flesh. Dunglison.Cau'ter-y, n. p. 208(Surg.) A burning or searing, as of morbid flesh, by a hot iron, or by caustic medicines that burn, corrode, or destroy any solid part of an animal body. ☞ The burning by a hot iron is called actual…Cau'ting-ī'ron, n. p. 208(Far.) An instrument used in cauterizing or searing. Craig.Cau'tion, n. p. 208A careful attention to the probable effects of a measure, and a judicious course of conduct to avoid failure or disaster; prudence in regard to danger; provident care; wariness. 2. Security…Cau'tion, v. t. p. 208To give notice of danger to; to warn; to exhort to take heed. You cautioned me against their charms. Swift.Cau'tion-a-ry, a. p. 208Containing caution, or warning to avoid danger; as, cautionary advice. 2. Given as a pledge or in security. He hated Barnevelt, for his getting the cautionary towns out of his hands. Barnet.Cau'tion-er, n. p. 208One who gives caution or advice. 2. (Scots Law.) A person who is bound for another to the performance of an obligation; a surety for a debt or contract; a guarantor. Bouvier.Cau'tion-ry, n. p. 208(Scots Law.) The act of giving security for another: suretiship; the obligation of suretiship.Cau'tious (kaw'shus), a. p. 208<br>1. Attentive to examine probable effects and consequences of measures, with a view to avoid danger or misfortune; prudent; circumspect; wary; watchful; as, a cautious general; a cautious lawyer.…Cau'tious-ly, adv. p. 208With caution; in a wary, scrupulous manner.Cau'tious-ness, n. p. 208The quality of being cautious; watchfulness; provident care; circumspection; prudence with regard to danger. Addison.Căv'al-cāde', n. p. 208A procession of persons on horseback; a formal, pompous march of horsemen and equipage, by way of parade, or to grace a triumph, &c. He brought back his war-worn cavalcade to the city. Prescott.Căv'a-liēr', n. p. 208A military man serving on horseback; a knight. 2. A gay, sprightly, gallant man. Shak. 3. One of the leaders of the court party in the time of King Charles I.;—so called on account of the gayety of…Căv'a-liēr',, a. p. 208Gay; sprightly; generous. The plodding, persevering, scrupulous accuracy of the one, and the easy, cavalier, verbal fluency of the other, form a complete contrast. Hazlitt. 2. Brave; warlike. The…Căv'-a-liĕr'ish, a. p. 208Of, or pertaining to, a cavalier, or to the adherents of King Charles I. [Obs.] “The cavalierish party.” Ludlow.Căv'-a-liēr'-ism, n. p. 208The practice or principles of cavaliers. W. Scott.Căv'a-liĕr'ly, adv. p. 208In a supercilious, disdainful, or haughty manner.Căv'a-liēr'ness, n. p. 208A disdainful manner; haughtiness.Căv'al-lărd', n. p. 208A drove of horses or mules; as, to steal a cavalard of horses. [South-western States.] Bartlett.Căv'al-ry, n. p. 208(Mil.) That part of a military force which consists of troops that serve on horseback, as dragoons, light-horse, &c. “A meager force of cavalry.” Motley. ☞ The distinction between heavy and light…Ca-văss’ or Ca-wăss’, n. p. 208A police-officer in Turkey.Cā'vāte, v. t. p. 208To dig out; to make hollow. [Obs.]Căv'a-tī'na, n. p. 208(Mus.) An air of one movement, with little repetition of the words, and frequently preceded by a recitative.Ca-vā'tion, n. p. 208A making hollow; an excavation. [Obs.] Bailey.Ca-vā'zion, n. p. 208(Arch.) A trench or excavation for the foundation of a building, or for cellarage. Weale.Cāve, n. p. 208A hollow place in the earth; a subterraneous cavity; a den. “Umbrageous grots and caves of cool recess.” Milton. There's not a hollow cave or lurking place, ... but I will find them out. Shak. 2. A…Cāve, v. t. p. 208To make hollow. “The moldered earth had caved the bank.” Spenser.Cāve, v. i. p. 208To dwell in a cave. “Such as we cave here.” Shak. They Who in oppression’s darkness caved. Baron. 2. To break down; to yield or give up. [Colloq.] To cave in, to fall in and leave a hollow, as earth…Cā've-āt, n. p. 208(Law.) A notice given by an interested party to some officer not to do a certain act until the party is heard in opposition; as, a caveat entered in a probate court to stop the proving of a will or…Cā've-ăt, v. i. p. 208To enter a caveat.Caveat emptor. p. 208(Law.) Let the purchaser beware, i. e., let him examine the article he is buying, and act on his own judgment.Cā've-ā'ting, n. p. 208(Fencing.) The shifting the sword from one side of an adversary's sword to the other.Cā've-ā'tor, n. p. 208One who enters a caveat.Căv'en-dish, n. p. 208Tobacco softened and pressed.Cāv'ern, n. p. 208A deep, hollow place in the earth; a cave.Căv'er-ned, a. p. 208Full of caverns. “The caverned ground.” Philips. 2. Living in a cavern. “Caverned hermit.” Pope.Căv'ern-ōūs, a. p. 208Full of caverns; filled with small cavities; hollow. “A bare and cavernous rock.” Warburton.Ca-vĕrn'ū-lōus, a. p. 208Full of little cavities; as, cavernulous metal. Black.Căv'es-son or Căv'e-zon, n. p. 208A sort of nose-band, of iron, leather, &c., sometimes flat and sometimes hollow or twisted, which is put on the nose of a horse, to wring it, and assist in breaking and training him. [Written also…