cade

5 definitions found

cade - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Cade \Cade\, a. [Cf. OE. cad, kod, lamb, also Cosset,
     Coddle.]
     Bred by hand; domesticated; petted.
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           He brought his cade lamb with him.       --Sheldon.
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  Cade \Cade\, v. t.
     To bring up or nourish by hand, or with tenderness; to
     coddle; to tame. [Obs.] --Johnson.
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  Cade \Cade\, n. [L. cadus jar, Gr. ?.]
     A barrel or cask, as of fish. "A cade of herrings." --Shak.
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           A cade of herrings is 500, of sprats 1,000. --Jacob,
                                                    Law Dict.
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  Cade \Cade\, n. [F. & Pr.; LL. cada.]
     A species of juniper (Juniperus Oxycedrus) of Mediterranean
     countries.
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     Oil of cade, a thick, black, tarry liquid, obtained by
        destructive distillation of the inner wood of the cade. It
        is used as a local application in skin diseases.
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cade - V.E.R.A. -- Virtual Entity of Relevant Acronyms (June 2006) :

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