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An American Dictionary of the English Language
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Springfield, Mass. · G. & C. Merriam · 1865
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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…Ca-vĕt'to, n. p. 208(Arch.) A hollowed molding,Ca-viare' or Cāv'i-ār, n. p. 208The roes of certain large fish, prepared and salted;—used as a relish, especially in Russia. Caviare was considered a delicacy, by some, in Shakespeare's time, but was not relished by most. Hence…Cāv'i-cōrn, n. p. 208(Zoöl.) Any ruminant animal whose horns are hollow, and planted on a bony process of the front, as the antelope. R. Owen.Căv'il, v. i. p. 208To raise captious and frivolous objections; to find fault without good reason. You do not well, in obstinacy. To cavil in the course of this contract. Shak.Căv'il, v. t. p. 208To receive or treat with objections; to find fault with. [Obs.]Căv'il, n. p. 208A false or frivolous objection; a fallacious reason, bearing some resemblance to truth; a sophistical argument. “All the cavils of prejudice and unbelief.” South. “Abstract cavils concerning the…Căv'il-er, n. p. 208One who cavils; one who raises captious objections; a captious disputant. “Cavilers at the style of the Scriptures.” Boyle.Cāv'il-ing-ly, adv. p. 208In a caviling manner.Căv'il-lā'tion, n. p. 208The act or practice of caviling, or raising frivolous objections. [Obs.] Hooker.Căv'il-ōŭs, a. p. 208Apt to object without good reason; captious. [Rare.] Ayliffe.Căv'il-ōus-ly, adv. p. 208In a cavilous manner; captiously. [Rare.] Milton.Căv'il-ōŭs-ness, n. p. 208A disposition or aptitude to raise frivolous objections; captiousness. [Rare.]Cāv'in, n. p. 208(Mil.) A hollow way, or natural hollow, adapted to cover troops, and facilitate their approach to a place.Cā'vĭ-ta-ry, a. p. 209(Zoöl.) Containing a cavity, as the cavitary or nematoid worms. See NEMATOID.Căv'i-ti'ed, a. p. 209Having cavities. R. Owen.Cāv'i-ty, n. p. 209A hollow place; an opening; any inclosed space. “An instrument with a small cavity, like a small spoon.” — Arbuthnot. 2. The state of being hollow; hollowness. “The cavity or hollowness of the…Cā'vy, n. p. 209(Zoöl.) A quadruped of the genus Cavia, as the guinea pig (Cavia cobaya). These cavies are rodents, having a very short tail, or none at all, and bearing some resemblance to a pig: they are natives…Caw, v. i. p. 209To cry like a crow, rook, or raven. “Rising and cawing at the gun’s report.” Shak.Caw, n. p. 209The noise or cry made by the crow, rook, or raven. Cowper.Cawk or Cauk, n. p. 209(Min.) An opaque, compact variety of sulphate of baryta, or heavy spar. — Dana.Cawk'er, n. p. 209Same as CALKER.Cawk'y, a. p. 209Pertaining to cawk; like cawk.Căx'on, n. p. 209A wig. [Cant.] Miss Mitford.Cāx'on, n. p. 209A chest of ores of any metal that has been burnt, ground, and washed, and is ready to be refined. — Chalmers.Căx'ton, n. p. 209(Bibliography.) A book printed by William Caxton, the first English printer, who died in the year 1492. Hansard.Cāy-ènne' Pēp'per p. 209A very pungent pepper, the product of several species of Capsicum.Cāy'man, n. p. 209(Zoöl.) A genus of American reptiles of the crocodile family; the alligator. It is distinguished from the true crocodile by not having webbed feet, and by other characteristics. [Sometimes written…Ca-zique' or Ca-zie', n. p. 209A king or chief among some tribes of Indians in America.