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7. (Mil.) A uniform time and place in marching.

8. (Mus.) (a) The close or fall of a strain; the point of rest, commonly reached by the immediate succession of the tonic to the dominant chord. (b) A cadenza , or closing embellishment; a pause before the end of a strain, which the performer may fill with a flight of fancy.

Imperfect cadence . (Mus.) See under Imperfect .

Cadence <Xpage=201>

Ca"dence , v. t. To regulate by musical measure.

These parting numbers, cadenced by my grief. Philips.

Cadency <Xpage=201>

Ca"den*cy (?) , n. Descent of related families; distinction between the members of a family according to their ages.

Marks of cadency (Her.) , bearings indicating the position of the bearer as older or younger son, or as a descendant of an older or younger son. See Difference (Her.) .

Cadene <Xpage=201>

Ca*dene" (?) , n. [Cf. F. cad\'8ane .] A species of inferior carpet imported from the Levant.

McElrath.

Cadent <Xpage=201>

Ca"dent (?) , a. [L. cadens , -entis , p. pr. of cadere to fall.] Falling. [R.] " Cadent tears."

Shak.

Cadenza <Xpage=201>

Ca*den"za (?) , n. [It.] (Mus.) A parenthetic flourish or flight of ornament in the course of a piece, commonly just before the final cadence.

Cader <Xpage=201>

Ca"der (?) , n. See Cadre .

Cadet <Xpage=201>

Ca*det" (?) , n. [F. cadet a younger or the youngest son or brother, dim. fr. L. caput head; i . e ., a smaller head of the family, after the first or eldest. See Chief , and cf. Cad .]

1. The younger of two brothers; a younger brother or son; the youngest son.

The cadet of an ancient and noble family. Wood.

2. (Mil.) (a) A gentleman who carries arms in a regiment, as a volunteer, with a view of acquiring military skill and obtaining a commission. (b) A young man in training for military or naval service; esp. a pupil in a military or naval school, as at West Point, Annapolis, or Woolwich.

&hand; All the undergraduates at Annapolis are Naval cadets . The distinction between Cadet midshipmen and Cadet engineers was abolished by Act of Congress in 1882.

Cadetship <Xpage=201>

Ca*det"ship (?) , n. The position, rank, or commission of a cadet; as, to get a cadetship .

Cadew, Cadeworm <Xpage=201>

Ca*dew" (?) , Cade"worm` (?) , n. A caddice. See Caddice .

Cadge <Xpage=201>

Cadge (?) , v. t. & i. [ imp. & p. p. Cadged (?) ; p. pr. & vb. n. Cadging .] [Cf. Scot. cache , caich , cadge , to toss, drive, OE. cachen to drive, catch, caggen to bind, or perh. E. cage . Cf. Cadger .]

1. To carry, as a burden. [Prov. Eng. & Scot.]

Halliwell.

2. To hawk or peddle, as fish, poultry, etc. [Prov.]

3. To intrude or live on another meanly; to beg. [Prov. or Slang, Eng.]

Wright.

Cadge <Xpage=201>

Cadge , n. [Cf. 2d Cadger .] (Hawking) A circular frame on which cadgers carry hawks for sale.

Cadger <Xpage=201>

Cadg"er (?) , n. [From Cadge , v. t. , cf. Codger .]

1. A packman or itinerant huckster.

2. One who gets his living by trickery or begging. [Prov. or Slang] "The gentleman cadger ."

Dickens.

Cadger <Xpage=201>

Cadg"er , n. [OF. cagier one who catches hawks. Cf. Cage .] (Hawking) One who carries hawks on a cadge.

Cadgy <Xpage=201>

Cadg"y (?) , a. Cheerful or mirthful, as after good eating or drinking; also, wanton. [Scot. & Prov. Eng.]

Cadi <Xpage=201>

Ca"di (?) , n. [Turk. See Alcalde .] An inferior magistrate or judge among the Mohammedans, usually the judge of a town or village.

Cadie, Caddie <Xpage=201>

Cad"ie , Cad"die (?) , n. A Scotch errand boy, porter, or messenger. [Written also cady .]

Every Scotchman, from the peer to the cadie . Macaulay.

Cadilesker <Xpage=201>

Ca`di*les"ker (?) , n. [Ar. q\'be\'c8\'c6 judge + al'sker the army, Per. leshker .] A 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.

Cadillac <Xpage=201>

Ca*dil"lac (?) , n. [Prob. from Cadillac , a French town.] A large pear, shaped like a flattened top, used chiefly for cooking.

Johnson.

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Cadis <Xpage=201>

Cad"is (?) , n. [F.] A kind of coarse serge.

Cadmean <Xpage=201>

Cad*me"an (?) , a. [L. Cadmeus , Gr. <?/, from <?/ (L. Cadmus ), which name perhaps means lit. a man from the East; cf. Heb. qedem east.] Of or pertaining to Cadmus, a fabulous prince of Thebes, who was said to have introduced into Greece the sixteen simple letters of the alphabet -- <?/, <?/, <?/, <?/, <?/, <?/, <?/, <?/, <?/, <?/, <?/, <?/, <?/, <?/, <?/. These are called Cadmean letters.

Cadmean victory , a victory that damages the victors as much as the vanquished; probably referring to the battle in which the soldiers who sprang from the dragon's teeth sown by Cadmus slew each other\'3c-- Pyhrric victory? --\'3e.

Cadmia <Xpage=201>

Cad"mi*a (?) , n. [L. cadmia calamine, Gr. <?/. Cf. Calamine .] (Min.) An oxide of zinc which collects on the sides of furnaces where zinc is sublimed. Formerly applied to the mineral calamine .

Cadmian <Xpage=201>

Cad"mi*an (?) , a. [R.] See Cadmean .

Cadmic <Xpage=201>

Cad"mic (?) , a. (Chem.) Pertaining to, derived from, or containing, cadmium; as, cadmic sulphide .

Cadmium <Xpage=201>

Cad"mi*um (?) , n. [NL. See Cadmia .] (Chem.) A comparatively rare element related to zinc, and occurring in some zinc ores. It is a white metal, both ductile and malleable. Symbol Cd. Atomic weight 111.8. It was discovered by Stromeyer in 1817, who named it from its association with zinc or zinc ore.

Cadmium yellow , a compound of cadmium and sulphur, of an intense yellow color, used as a pigment.

Cadrans <Xpage=201>

Cad"rans (?) , n. [Cf. F. cadran . Cf. Quadrant .] An instrument with a graduated disk by means of which the angles of gems are measured in the process of cutting and polishing.

Cadre <Xpage=201>

Ca"dre (?) , n. [F. cadre , It. quadro square, from L. quadrum , fr. quatuor four.] (Mil.) The framework or skeleton upon which a regiment is to be formed; the officers of a regiment forming the staff. [Written also cader .]

Caducary <Xpage=201>

Ca*du"ca*ry (?) , a. [See Caducous .] (Law) Relating to escheat, forfeiture, or confiscation.

Caducean <Xpage=201>

Ca*du"ce*an (?) , a. Of or belonging to Mercury's caduceus, or wand.

Caduceus <Xpage=201>

Ca*du"ce*us (?) , n. [L. caduceum , caduceus ; akin to Gr. <?/ a herald's wand, fr. <?/ herald.] (Myth.) The official staff or wand of Hermes or Mercury, the messenger of the gods. It was originally said to be a herald's staff of olive wood, but was afterwards fabled to have two serpents coiled about it, and two wings at the top.

Caducibranchiate <Xpage=201>

Ca*du`ci*bran"chi*ate (?) , a. [L. caducus falling (fr. cadere to fall) + E. branchiate .] (Zo\'94l.) With temporary gills: -- applied to those Amphibia in which the gills do not remain in adult life.

Caducity <Xpage=201>

Ca*du"ci*ty (?) , n. [LL. caducitas : cf. F. caducit\'82 . See Caducous .] Tendency to fall; the feebleness of old age; senility. [R.]

[A] jumble of youth and caducity . Chesterfield.

Caducous <Xpage=201>

Ca*du"cous (?) , [L. caducus falling, inclined to fall, fr. cadere to fall. See Cadence .] (Bot. & Zo\'94l.) Dropping off or disappearing early, as the calyx of a poppy, or the gills of a tadpole.

Caduke <Xpage=201>

Ca*duke" (?) , a. [Cf. F. caduc . See Caducous .] Perishable; frail; transitory. [Obs.]

Hickes.

The caduke pleasures of his world. Bp. Fisher.

Cady <Xpage=201>

Cad"y (?) , n. See Cadie .

C\'91ca <Xpage=201>

C\'91"ca (?) , n. pl. See C\'91cum .

C\'91cal <Xpage=201>

C\'91"cal (?) , a. (Anat.)

1. Of or pertaining to the c\'91cum, or blind gut.

2. Having the form of a c\'91cum, or bag with one opening; baglike; as, the c\'91cal extremity of a duct .

C\'91cias <Xpage=201>

C\'91"ci*as (?) , n. [L. caecias , Gr. <?/.] A wind from the northeast.

Milton.

C\'91cilian <Xpage=201>

C\'91*cil"i*an (?; 106) , n. [L. caecus blind. So named from the supposed blindness of the species, the eyes being very minute.] (Zo\'94l.) A limbless amphibian belonging to the order C\'91cili\'91 or Ophimorpha . See Ophiomorpha . [Written also c\'d2cilian .]

C\'91cum <Xpage=201>

C\'91"cum (?) , n. ; pl. C\'91cums , L. C\'91ca (#) . [L. caecus blind, invisible, concealed.] (Anat.) (a) A cavity open at one end, as the blind end of a canal or duct. (b) The blind part of the large intestine beyond the entrance of the small intestine; -- called also the blind gut .

&hand; The c\'91cum is comparatively small in man, and ends in a slender portion, the vermiform appendix ; but in herbivorous mammals it is often as large as the rest of the large intestine. In fishes there are often numerous intestinal c\'91ca.

C\'91nozoic <Xpage=201>

C\'91`no*zo"ic (?) , a. (Geol.) See Cenozoic .

Caen stone <Xpage=201>

Ca"en stone" (?) , A cream-colored limestone for building, found near Caen, France.

C\'91sar <Xpage=201>

C\'91"sar (?) , n. [L.] A Roman emperor, as being the successor of Augustus C\'91sar. Hence, a kaiser, or emperor of Germany, or any emperor or powerful ruler. See Kaiser , Kesar .

Malborough anticipated the day when he would be servilely flattered and courted by C\'91sar on one side and by Louis the Great on the other. Macaulay.

C\'91sarean, C\'91sarian <Xpage=201>

C\'91*sa"re*an , C\'91*sa"ri*an (?) , a. [L. Caesareus , Caesarianus .] Of or pertaining to C\'91sar or the C\'91sars; imperial.

C\'91sarean section (Surg.) , the operation of taking a child from the womb by cutting through the walls of the abdomen and uterus; -- so called because Julius C\'91sar is reported to have been brought into the world by such an operation.

C\'91sarism <Xpage=201>

C\'91"sar*ism (?) , n. [Cf. F. C\'82sarisme .] A system of government in which unrestricted power is exercised by a single person, to whom, as C\'91sar or emperor, it has been committed by the popular will; imperialism; also, advocacy or support of such a system of government.

&hand; This word came into prominence in the time of Napoleon III., as an expression of the claims and political views of that emperor, and of the politicians of his court.

C\'91sious <Xpage=201>

C\'91"si*ous (?) , a. [L. caesius bluish gray.] (Nat. Hist.) Of the color of lavender; pale blue with a slight mixture of gray.

Lindley.

C\'91sium <Xpage=201>

C\'91"si*um (?) , n. [NL., from L. caesius bluish gray.] (Chem.) A rare alkaline metal found in mineral water; -- so called from the two characteristic blue lines in its spectrum. It was the first element discovered by spectrum analysis, and is the most strongly basic and electro-positive substance known. Symbol Cs. Atomic weight 132.6.

C\'91spitose <Xpage=201>

C\'91s"pi*tose` (?) , a. Same as Cespitose .

C\'91sura <Xpage=201>

C\'91*su"ra (?) , n. ; pl. E. C\'91suras (<?/) , L. C\'91sur\'91 (<?/) [L. caesura a cutting off, a division, stop, fr. caedere , caesum , to cut off. See Concise .] A metrical break in a verse, occurring in the middle of a foot and commonly near the middle of the verse; a sense pause in the middle of a foot. Also, a long syllable on which the c\'91sural accent rests, or which is used as a foot.

&hand; In the following line the c\'91sura is between study and of .

The prop | er stud | y || of | mankind | is man.

C\'91sural <Xpage=201>

C\'91*su"ral (?) , a. Of or pertaining to a c\'91sura.

C\'91sural pause , a pause made at a c\'91sura.

Caf\'82 <Xpage=201>

Ca`f\'82" (?) , n. [F. See Coffee .] A coffeehouse; a restaurant; also, a room in a hotel or restaurant where coffee and liquors are served.

Cafenet, Cafeneh <Xpage=201>

Caf"e*net (?) , Caf"e*neh (?) , n. [Turk. qahveh kh\'beneh coffeehouse.] A humble inn or house of rest for travelers, where coffee is sold. [Turkey]

Caffeic <Xpage=201>

Caf*fe"ic (?) , a. [See Coffee .] (Chem.) Pertaining to, or obtained from, coffee.

Caffeic acid , an acid obtained from coffee tannin, as a yellow crystalline substance, C9H8O4 .

Caffeine <Xpage=201>

Caf*fe"ine (?) , n. [Cf. F. caf\'82ine . See Coffee .] (Chem.) A white, bitter, crystallizable substance, obtained from coffee. It is identical with the alkaloid theine from tea leaves, and with guaranine from guarana.

Caffetannic <Xpage=201>

Caf`fe*tan"nic (?) , a. [ Caffe ic + tannic .] (Chem.) Pertaining to, or derived from, the tannin of coffee.

Caffetannic acid , a variety of tannin obtained from coffee berries, regarded as a glucoside.

Caffila <Xpage=201>

Caf"fi*la (?) , n. [Ar.] See Cafila .

Caffre <Xpage=201>

Caf"fre (?) , n. See Kaffir .

Cafila, Cafileh <Xpage=201>

Ca"fi*la (?) , Ca"fi*leh (?) , n. [Ar.] A caravan of travelers; a military supply train or government caravan; a string of pack horses.

Caftan <Xpage=201>

Caf"tan (?) , n. [Turk. qaft\'ben : cf. F. cafetan .] A garment worn throughout the Levant, consisting of a long gown with sleeves reaching below the hands. It is generally fastened by a belt or sash.

Caftan <Xpage=201>

Caf"tan (?) , v. t. To clothe with a caftan. [R.]

The turbaned and caftaned damsel. Sir W. Scott.

Cag <Xpage=201>

Cag (?) , n. See Keg . [Obs.]

Cage <Xpage=201>

Cage (?) , n. [F. cage , fr. L. cavea cavity, cage, fr. cavus hollow. Cf. Cave , n. , Cajole , Gabion .]

1. A box or inclosure, wholly or partly of openwork, in wood or metal, used for confining birds or other animals.

In his cage , like parrot fine and gay. Cowper.

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2. A place of confinement for malefactors

Shak.

Stone walls do not a prison make, Nor iron bars a cage . Lovelace.

3. (Carp.) An outer framework of timber, inclosing something within it; as the cage of a staircase.

Gwilt.

4. (Mach.) (a) A skeleton frame to limit the motion of a loose piece, as a ball valve. (b) A wirework strainer, used in connection with pumps and pipes.

5. The box, bucket, or inclosed platform of a lift or elevator; a cagelike structure moving in a shaft.

6. (Mining) The drum on which the rope is wound in a hoisting whim.

7. (Baseball) The catcher's wire mask.

Cage <Xpage=202>

Cage (?) , v. i. [ imp. & p. p. Caged (?) ; p. pr. & vb. n. Caging .] To confine in, or as in, a cage; to shut up or confine. " Caged and starved to death."

Cowper.

Caged <Xpage=202>

Caged (?) , a. Confined in, or as in, a cage; like a cage or prison. "The caged cloister."

Shak.

Cageling <Xpage=202>

Cage"ling (?) , n. [ Cage + -ling ] A bird confined in a cage; esp. a young bird. [Poetic]

Tennyson.

Cagit <Xpage=202>

Ca"git (?) , n. (Zo\'94l) A king of parrot, of a beautiful green color, found in the Philippine Islands.

Cagmag <Xpage=202>

Cag"mag (?) , n. A tough old goose; hence, coarse, bad food of any kind. [Prov. Eng.]

Halliwell.

Cagot <Xpage=202>

Ca"got (?) , n. [F.] One of a race inhabiting the valleys of the Pyrenees, who until 1793 were political and social outcasts (Christian Pariahs). They are supposed to be a remnant of the Visigoths.

Cahier <Xpage=202>

Ca`hier" (?) , n. [F., fr. OF. cayer , fr. LL. quaternum . See Quire of paper. The sheets of manuscript were folded into parts.] 1. A namber of sheets of paper put loosely together; esp. one of the successive portions of a work printed in numbers.

2. A memorial of a body; a report of legislative proceedings, etc.

Cahincic <Xpage=202>

Ca*hin"cic (?) , a. Pertaining to, or derived from, cahinca , the native name of a species of Brazilian Chiococca , perhaps C . recemosa ; as, cahincic acid .

Cahoot <Xpage=202>

Ca*hoot" (?) , n. [Perhaps fr. f. cohorte a a company or band.] Partnership; as to go in cahoot with a person. [Slang, southwestern U. S.]

Bartlett.

Caimacam <Xpage=202>

Cai`ma*cam" (?) , n. [Turk.] The governor of a sanjak or district in Turkey.

Caiman <Xpage=202>

Cai"man (?) , n. (Zo\'94l.) See Cayman .

Cainozoic <Xpage=202>

Cai`no*zo"ic (?) , a. (Geol.) See Cenozic .

Ca\'8bque <Xpage=202>

Ca*\'8bque" (?) , n. [F., fr. Turk. q\'be\'c6q boat.] (Naut..) A light skiff or rowboat used on the Bosporus; also, a Levantine vessel of larger size.

\'80aira <Xpage=202>

\'80a"i*ra" (?) . [F. \'87a ira, \'87a ira, les aristocrates \'85 la lanterne , it shall go on, it shall go on, [hang]the arictocrats to the lantern (lamp-post).] The refrain of a famous song of the French Revolution.

Caird <Xpage=202>

Caird (?) , n. [Ir. ceard a tinker.] A traveling tinker; also a tramp or sturdy beggar. [Prov. Eng.]

Cairn <Xpage=202>