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Ca*bal" (?) , n. [F. cabale cabal, cabala LL. cabala cabala, fr. Heb. qabb\'bel\'c7h reception, tradition, mysterious doctrine, fr. q\'bebal to take or receive, in Pi\'89l qibbel to abopt (a doctrine).] 1. Tradition; occult doctrine. See Cabala [Obs.]

Hakewill.

2. A secret. [Obs.] "The measuring of the temple, a cabal found out but lately."

B. Jonson.

3. A number of persons united in some close design, usually to promote their private views and interests in church or state by intrigue; a secret association composed of a few designing persons; a junto.

It so happend, by a whimsical coincidence, that in 1671 the cabinet consisted of five persons, the initial letters of whose names made up the word cabal ; Clifford, Arlington, Buckingham, Ashley, and Lauderdale.

Macaulay.

4. The secret artifices or machinations of a few persons united in a close design; in intrigue.

By cursed cabals of women. Dryden.

Syn . - Junto; intrigue; plot; combination; conspiracy. -- Cabal , Combination , Faction . An association for some purpose considered to be bad is the idea common to these terms. A combination is an organized union of individuals for mutual support, in urging their demands or resisting the claims of others, and may be good or bad according to circumstances; as, a combiniation of workmen or of employers to effect or to prevent a chang in prices. A cabal is a secret association of a few individuals who seek by cunning practices to obtain office and power. A faction is a larger body than a cabal , employed for selfish purposes in agitating the community and working up an excitement with a view to change the existing order of things. "Selfishness, insubordination, and laxity of morals give rise to combinations , which belong particularly to the lower orders of society. Restless, jealous, ambitious, and little minds are ever forming cabals . Factions belong especially to free governments, and are raised by busy and turbulent spirits for selfish porposes".

Crabb.

Cabal <Xpage=199>

Ca*bal" , v. i. [ int. & p. p./pos> Caballed (?) ; p. pr. & vb. n. Caballing ] . [Cf. F. cabaler .] To unite in a small party to promote private views and interests by intrigue; to intrigue; to plot.

Caballing still against it with the great. Dryden.

Cabala <Xpage=199>

Cab"a*la (?) , n. [LL. See Cabal , n. ] 1. A kind of occult theosophy or traditional interpretation of the Scriptures among Jewish rabbis and certain medi\'91val Christians, which treats of the nature of god and the mystery of human existence. It assumed that every letter, word, number, and accent of Scripture contains a hidden sense; and it teaches the methods of interpretation for ascertaining these occult meanings. The cabalists pretend even to foretell events by this means.

2. Secret science in general; mystic art; mystery.

Cabalism <Xpage=199>

Cab"a*lism (?) , n. [Cf. F. cabalisme .]

1. The secret science of the cabalists.

2. A superstitious devotion to the mysteries of the religion which one professes. [R]

Emerson.

Cabalist <Xpage=199>

Cab"a*list (?) , n. [Cf.F. cabaliste .] One versed in the cabala, or the mysteries of Jewish traditions. "Studious cabalists."

Swift.

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Cab`a*lis"tic (?) , Cab`a*lis"tic*al (?) a. Of or pertaining to the cabala; containing or conveying an occult meaning; mystic.

The Heptarchus is a cabalistic of the first chapter of Genesis. Hallam.

Cabaalistically <Xpage=199>

Caba`a*lis"tic*al*ly , adv. In a cabalistic manner.

Cabalize <Xpage=199>

Cab"a*lize (?) , v. i. [Cf.F. cabaliser .] To use cabalistic language. [R]

Dr. H. More.

Caballer <Xpage=199>

Ca*bal"ler (?) , n. One who cabals.

A close caballer and tongue-valiant lord. Dryden.

Caballine <Xpage=199>

Cab"al*line (?) , a. [L. caballinus , fr. caballus a nag. Cf. Cavalier .] Of or pertaining to a horse. -- n. Caballine aloes.

Caballine aloes , an inferior and impure kind of aloes formerly used in veterinary practice; -- called also horse aloes . -- Caballine spring , the fountain of Hippocrene, on Mount Helicon; -- fabled to have been formed by a stroke from the foot of the winged horse Pegasus.

Cabaret <Xpage=199>

Cab"a*ret (?) , n. [F.] A tavern; a house where liquors are retailed. [Obs. as an English word.]

Cabas <Xpage=199>

Ca*bas" (?) , n. [F.] A flat basket or frail for figs, etc.; Hence, a lady's flat workbasket, reticule, or hand bag; -- often written caba .

C. Bront\'82.

Cabasson <Xpage=199>

Ca*bas"son (?) , n. (Zo\'94l.) A speciec of armadillo of the genus Xenurus ( X. unicinctus and X. hispidus ); the tatouay. [Written also Kabassou .]

Cabbage <Xpage=199>

Cab"bage (?) , n. [OE. cabage , fr. F. cabus headed (of cabbages), chou cobus headed cabbage, cabbage head; cf. It. capuccio a little head, cappuccio cowl, hood, cabbage, fr. capo head, L. caput , or fr. It. cappa cape. See Chiff , Cape .] (Bot.) 1. An esculent vegetable of many varieties, derived from the wild Brassica oleracea of Europe. The common cabbage has a compact head of leaves. The cauliflower, Brussels sprouts, etc., are sometimes classed as cabbages.

2. The terminal bud of certain palm trees, used, like, cabbage, for food. See Cabbage tree , below.

3. The cabbage palmetto. See below.

Cabbage aphis (Zo\'94l.) , a green plant-louse ( Aphis brassic\'91 ) which lives upon the leaves of the cabbage. -- Cabbage Beetle (Zo\'94l.) , a small, striped flea-beetle ( Phyllotreta vittata ) which lives, in the larval state, on the roots, and when adult, on the leaves, of cabbage and other cruciferous plants. -- Cabbage butterfly (Zo\'94l.) , a white butterfly ( Pieris rap\'91 of both Europe and America, and the Allied P. oleracea , a native American species) which, in the larval state, devours the leaves of the cabbage and the turnip. See Cabbage worm , below. -- Cabbage Fly (Zo\'94l.) , a small two-winged fly ( Anthomyia brassic\'91 ), which feeds, in the larval or maggot state, on the roots of the cabbage, often doing much damage to the crop. -- Cabbage head , the compact head formed by the leaves of a cabbage; -- contemptuously or humorously, and colloquially, a very stupid and silly person; a numskull. -- Cabbage palmetto , a species of palm tree ( Sabal Palmetto ) found along the coast from North Carolina to Florida. -- Cabbage rose (Bot.) , a species of rose ( Rosa centifolia ) having large and heavy blossoms. -- Cabbage tree , Cabbage palm , a name given to palms having a terminal bud called a cabbage , as the Sabal Palmetto of the United States, and the Euterpe oleracea and Oreodoxa oleracea of the West Indies. -- Cabbage worm (Zo\'94l.) , the larva of several species of moths and butterfies, which attacks cabbages. The most common is usully the larva of a white butterfly. See Cabbage Butterfly , above. The cabbage cutworms, which eat off the stalks or young plants during the night, are the larv\'91 of several species of moths, of the genus Agrotis . See Cutworm . -- Sea cabbage . (Bot.) (a) Sea kale (b) . The original Plant ( Brassica oleracea ), from which the cabbage, cauliflower, , broccoli, etc., have been derived by cultivation. -- Thousand-headed cabbage . See Brussels sprouts .

Cabbage <Xpage=199>

Cab"bage , v. i. To form a head like that the cabbage; as, to make lettuce cabbage .

Johnson.

Cabbage <Xpage=199>

Cab"bage , v. i. [ imp. & p.p Cabbaged (?) ; p. pr. & vb. n. Cabbaging (<?/) .] [F. cabasser , fr. OF. cabas theft; cf. F. cabas basket, and OF. cabuser to cheat.] To purloin or embezzle, as the pieces of cloth remaining after cutting out a garment; to pilfer.

Your tailor . . . cabbages whole yards of cloth. Arbuthnot.

Cabbage <Xpage=199>

Cab"bage , n. Cloth or clippings cabbaged or purloined by one who cuts out garments.

Cabbler <Xpage=199>

Cab"bler (?) , n. One who works at cabbling.

Cabbling <Xpage=199>

Cab"bling (?) , n. (Metal) The process of breaking up the flat masses into which wrought iron is first hammered, in order that the pieces may be reheated and wrought into bar iron.

Cabe\'87a, Cabesse <Xpage=199>

Ca*be"\'87a , Ca*besse" (?) , n. [Pg. cabe\'87a , F. cabesse .] The finest kind of silk received from India.

Caber <Xpage=199>

Ca"ber (?) , n. [Gael] A pole or beam used in Scottish games for tossing as a trial of strength.

Cabezon <Xpage=199>

Cab`e*zon" (?) , n. [Sp., properly, big head. Cf. Cavesson .] (Zo\'94l.) A California fish ( Hemilepidotus spinosus ), allied to the sculpin.

Cabiai <Xpage=199>

Cab"i*ai (?) , n. [Native South American name.] (Zo\'94l.) The capybara. See Capybara .

Cabin <Xpage=199>

Cab"in (?) , n. [OF. caban , fr. W. caban booth, cabin, dim. of cab cot, tent; or fr. F. cabane , cabine , LL. cabanna , perh. from the Celtic.] 1. A cottage or small house; a hut.

Swift.

A hunting cabin in the west. E. Everett.

2. A small room; an inclosed place.

So long in secret cabin there he held Her captive. Spenser.

3. A room in ship for officers or passengers.

Cabin boy , a boy whose duty is wait on the officers and passengers in the cabin of a ship.

Cabin <Xpage=199>

Cab"in v. i. [ imp. & p. p. Cabined (-?nd) ; p. pr. & vb. n. Cabining .] To live in, or as in, a cabin; to lodge.

I'll make you . . . cabin in a cave. Shak.

Cabin <Xpage=199>

Cab"in , v. t. To confine in, or as in, a cabin.

I am cabined , cribbed, confined, bound in To saucy doubts and fears. Shak.

Cabinet <Xpage=199>

Cab"i*net (?) , n. [F., dim. of cabine or cabane . See Cabin , n. ] 1. A hut; a cottage; a small house. [Obs.]

Hearken a while from thy green cabinet , The rural song of careful Colinet. Spenser.

2. A small room, or retired apartment; a closet.

3. A private room in which consultations are held.

Philip passed some hours every day in his father's cabinet. Prescott.

4. The advisory council of the chief executive officer of a nation; a cabinet council.

&hand; In England, the cabinet or cabinet council consists of those privy coucilors who actually transact the immediate business of the government. Mozley & W. -- In the United States, the cabinet is composed of the heads of the executive departments of the government, namely, the Secretary of State, of the Treasury, of War, of the Navy, of the Interior, and of Agiculture, the Postmaster-general ,and the Attorney-general.

5. (a) A set of drawers or a cupboard intended to contain articles of value. Hence: (b) A decorative piece of furniture, whether open like an \'82tag\'8are or closed with doors. See Etagere .

6. Any building or room set apart for the safe keeping and exhibition of works of art, etc.; also, the collection itself.

Cabinet council . (a) Same as Cabinet , n. , 4 (of which body it was formerly the full title). (b) A meeting of the cabinet. -- Cabinet councilor , a member of a cabinet council. -- Cabinet photograph , a photograph of a size smaller than an imperial, though larger than a carte de visite . -- Cabinet picture , a small and generally highly finished picture, suitable for a small room and for close inspection.

Cabinet <Xpage=199>

Cab"i*net , a. Suitable for a cabinet; small.

He [Varnhagen von Ense] is a walking cabinet edition of Goethe. For. Quar. Rev.

Cabinet <Xpage=199>

Cab"i*net , v. i. [ imp. & p. p. Cabineted ; p. pr. & vb. n. Cabineting .] To inclose [R.]

Hewyt.

Cabinetmaker <Xpage=199>

Cab"i*net*mak`er (?) , n. One whose occupation is to make cabinets or other choice articles of household furniture, as tables, bedsteads, bureaus, etc.

Cabinetmaking <Xpage=199>

Cab"i*net*mak`ing , n. The art or occupation of making the finer articles of household furniture.

Cabinetwork <Xpage=199>

Cab"i*net*work` (?) , n. The art or occupation of working upon wooden furniture requiring nice workmanship; also, such furniture.

Cabirean <Xpage=199>

Cab`i*re"an (?) , n. One of the Cabiri.

Cabbiri <Xpage=199>

Cab*bi"ri (?) , n. pl. [ NL., fr. Gr. Ka`beiroi .] (Myth.) Certain deities originally worshiped with mystical rites by the Pelasgians in Lemnos and Samothrace and afterwards throughout Greece; -- also called sons of Heph\'91stus (or Vulcan), as being masters of the art of working metals. [Written also Cabeiri.]

Liddell & Scott .

Cabirian <Xpage=199>

Ca*bir"i*an (?) , a. Same as Cabiric .

Cabiric <Xpage=199>

Ca*bir"ic (?) , a. [Cf. F. Cabirique ] Of or pertaining to the Cabiri, or to their mystical worship. [Written also Cabiritic .]

Cable <Xpage=199>

Ca"ble (?) , n. [F. C\'83ble ,m LL. capulum , caplum , a rope, fr. L. capere to take; cf. D., Dan., & G. rabel , from the French. See Capable .] 1. A large, strong rope or chain, of considerable length, used to retain a vessel at anchor, and for other purposes. It is made of hemp, of steel wire, or of iron links.

2. A rope of steel wire, or copper wire, usually covered with some protecting, or insulating substance; as, the cable of a suspension bridge; a telegraphic cable .

3. (Arch) A molding, shaft of a column, or any other member of convex, rounded section, made to resemble the spiral twist of a rope; -- called also cable molding .

Bower cable , the cable belonging to the bower anchor. -- Cable road , a railway on which the cars are moved by a continuously running endless rope operated by a stationary motor. -- Cable's length , the length of a ship's cable. Cables in the merchant service vary in length from 100 to 140 fathoms or more; but as a maritime measure, a cable's length is either 120 fathoms (720 feet), or about 100 fathoms (600 feet, an approximation to one tenth of a nautical mile). -- Cable tier . (a) That part of a vessel where the cables are stowed. (b) A coil of a cable. -- Sheet cable , the cable belonging to the sheet anchor. -- Stream cable , a hawser or rope, smaller than the bower cables, to moor a ship in a place sheltered from wind and heavy seas. -- Submarine cable . See Telegraph . -- To pay out the cable , To veer out the cable , to slacken it, that it may run out of the ship; to let more cable run out of the hawse hole. -- To serve the cable , to bind it round with ropes, canvas, etc., to prevent its being, worn or galled in the hawse, et. -- To slip the cable , to let go the end on board and let it all run out and go overboard, as when there is not time to weigh anchor. Hence, in sailor's use, to die.

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Cable <Xpage=200>

Ca"ble (?) , v. t. 1. To fasten with a cable.

2. (Arch.) To ornament with cabling. See Cabling .

Cable <Xpage=200>

Ca"ble , v. t. & i. [ imp. & p. p. Cabled (-b'ld) ; p. pr. & vb. n. Cabling (-bl\'ceng) .] To telegraph by a submarine cable [Recent]

Cabled <Xpage=200>

Ca"bled (?) , a. 1. Fastened with, or attached to, a cable or rope. "The cabled stone."

Dyer.

2. (Arch.) Adorned with cabling.

Cablegram <Xpage=200>

Ca"ble*gram` (?) , n. [ Cable , n. + Gr. <?/<?/<?/<?/<?/<?/ a writing, a letter.] A message sent by a submarine telegraphic cable. [A recent hybrid, sometimes found in the newspapers.]

Cablelaid <Xpage=200>

Ca"ble*laid` (?) , a. 1. (Naut.) Composed of three three-stranded ropes, or hawsers, twisted together to form a cable.

2. Twisted after the manner of a cable; as, a cable-laid gold chain .

Simmonds.

Cablet <Xpage=200>

Ca"blet (?) , n. [Dim. of cable ; cf. F. c\'83blot .] A little cable less than ten inches in circumference.

Cabling <Xpage=200>

Ca"bling (?) , n. (Arch.) The decoration of a fluted shaft of a column or of a pilaster with reeds, or rounded moldings, which seem to be laid in the hollows of the fluting. These are limited in length to about one third of the height of the shaft.

Cabman <Xpage=200>

Cab"man (?) , n. ; pl. Cabmen (<?/) . The driver of a cab.

Cabob <Xpage=200>

Ca*bob" (?) , n. [Hindi kab\'beb ] 1. A small piece of mutton or other meat roasted on a skewer; -- so called in Turkey and Persia.

2. A leg of mutton roasted, stuffed with white herrings and sweet herbs.

Wright.

Cabob <Xpage=200>

Ca*bob" , v. t. To roast, as a cabob.

Sir. T. Herbert.

Caboched <Xpage=200>

Ca*boched" (?) , a. [F. caboche head. Cf. lst Cabbage .] (Her.) Showing the full face, but nothing of the neck; -- said of the head of a beast in armorial bearing. [Written also caboshed .]

Caboodle <Xpage=200>

Ca*boo"dle (?) , n. The whole collection; the entire quantity or number; -- usually in the phrase the whole caboodle . [Slang, U.S.]

Bartlett.

Caboose <Xpage=200>

Ca*boose" (?) , n. [Cf. D. kabuis , kombuis , Dan. kabys , Sw. kabysa , G. kabuse a little room or hut. The First part of the word seems to be allied to W. cab cabin, booth. Cf. Cabin .] [Written also camboose .] 1. (Naut.) A house on deck, where the cooking is done; -- commonly called the galley .

2. (Railroad) A car used on freight or construction trains for brakemen, workmen, etc.; a tool car. [U. S.]

Cabotage <Xpage=200>

Cab"o*tage (?) , n. [F. cabotage , fr. caboter to sail along the coast; cf. Sp. cabo cape.] (Naut.) Navigation along the coast; the details of coast pilotage.

Cabr\'82e <Xpage=200>

Ca*br\'82e" (?) , n. [French Canadian.] (Zo\'94l.) The pronghorn antelope. [Also written cabrit , cabret .]

Cabrerite <Xpage=200>