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Cadaver (kȧdăvẽr; kȧdāvẽr), n. [L., fr cadere to fall.] A dead human body; a corpse.
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Cadaveric (?), a. Of, pertaining to, or resembling, a corpse, or the changes produced by death; cadaverous; as, cadaveric rigidity. Dunglison.
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Coloq. Cadaveric alkaloid , an alkaloid generated by the processes of decomposition in dead animal bodies, and thought by some to be the cause of the poisonous effects produced by the bodies. See .
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{ Cadaverine (?), n. Also -in }. [From and amine.] (Chem.) A sirupy, nontoxic ptomaine, H2N.(CH2)5.NH2 (chemically pentamethylene diamine), formed in putrefaction of flesh, etc.
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Cadaverous (?), a. [L. cadaverosus.] 1. Having the appearance or color of a dead human body; pale; ghastly; as, a cadaverous look.
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2. Of or pertaining to, or having the qualities of, a dead body. “The scent cadaverous.”

-- Cadaverously, adv. -- Cadaverousness, n.
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Cadbait (?), n. [Prov. E. codbait, cadbote fly.] (Zoöl.) See .

{ Caddice, Caddis } (?), n. [Prov. E. caddy, cadew; cf. G. köder bait.] (Zoöl.) The larva of a caddice fly. These larvæ generally live in cylindrical cases, open at each end, and covered externally with pieces of broken shells, gravel, bits of wood, etc. They are a favorite bait with anglers. Called also caddice worm, or caddis worm.
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Caddice fly (Zoöl.), a small mothlike species of trichopterous insect, whose larva is the caddice; it has two pairs of hairy membranous wings and aquatic larvae.
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Caddie (?), n. [Written also caddy, cadie, cady, and cawdy.] [See .] 1. A cadet. [Obs. Scot.]
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2. A lad; young fellow. [Scot.] Burns.
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3. One who does errands or other odd jobs. [Scot.]
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4. An attendant who carries a golf player's clubs, tees his ball, etc.
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Caddis, n. [OE. caddas, Scot. caddis lint, caddes a kind of woolen cloth, cf. Gael. cada, cadadh, a kind of cloth, cotton, fustian, W. cadas, F. cadis.] A kind of worsted lace or ribbon. “Caddises, cambrics, lawns.” Shak.
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caddis fly, caddisfly n. same as .
Syn. -- caddice fly, caddicefly.
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Caddish (?), a. Like a cad; lowbred and presuming.
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Caddow (?), n. [OE. cadawe, prob. fr. ca chough + daw jackdaw; cf. Gael. cadhag, cathag. Cf. , , n.] (Zoöl.) A jackdaw. [Prov. Eng.]
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Caddy (?), n.; pl. Caddies (#). [Earlier spelt catty, fr. Malay katī a weight of 11/3 pounds. Cf. .] 1. A small box, can, or chest to keep tea in, also called tea caddy.
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2. a container to hold objects when not in use.
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3. (Computers) a container to hold a compact disk, used in some types of compact disk devices, which is inserted into the CD player during playing, or in the case of recordable CD-ROMS, during recording. It is approximately square and thin, slightly larger than the compact disk. However, many CD players have a drawer for the compact disk, requiring no caddy.
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Cade (?), a. [Cf. OE. cad, kod, lamb, also , .] Bred by hand; domesticated; petted.
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He brought his cade lamb with him. Sheldon.
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Cade, v. t. To bring up or nourish by hand, or with tenderness; to coddle; to tame. [Obs.] Johnson.
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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, n. [F. & Pr.; LL. cada.] A species of juniper (Juniperus Oxycedrus) of Mediterranean countries.
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Coloq. 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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Cadence (?), n. [OE. cadence, cadens, LL. cadentia a falling, fr. L. cadere to fall; cf. F. cadence, It. cadenza. See .]
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1. The act or state of declining or sinking. [Obs.]
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Now was the sun in western cadence low. Milton.
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2. A fall of the voice in reading or speaking, especially at the end of a sentence.
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3. A rhythmical modulation of the voice or of any sound; as, music of bells in cadence sweet.
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Blustering winds, which all night long
Had roused the sea, now with hoarse cadence lull
Seafaring men o'erwatched. Milton.
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The accents . . . were in passion's tenderest cadence. Sir W. Scott.
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4. Rhythmical flow of language, in prose or verse.
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Golden cadence of poesy. Shak.
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If in any composition much attention was paid to the flow of the rhythm, it was said (at least in the 14th and 15th centuries) to be “prosed in faire cadence.” Dr. Guest.
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5. (Her.) See .
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6. (Man.) Harmony and proportion in motions, as of a well-managed horse.
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7. (Mil.) A uniform time and place in marching.
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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.
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Coloq. Imperfect cadence . (Mus.) See under .
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Cadence, v. t. To regulate by musical measure.
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These parting numbers, cadenced by my grief. Philips.
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Cadency (?), n. Descent of related families; distinction between the members of a family according to their ages.
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Coloq. 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 (Her.).
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Cadene (?), n. [Cf. F. cadène.] A species of inferior carpet imported from the Levant. McElrath.
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Cadent (?), a. [L. cadens, -entis, p. pr. of cadere to fall.] Falling. [R.] “Cadent tears.” Shak.
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Cadenza (?), n. [It.] (Mus.) A parenthetic flourish or flight of ornament in the course of a piece, commonly just before the final cadence.
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Cader (?), n. See .
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Cadet (?), 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 , and cf. .]
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1. The younger of two brothers; a younger brother or son; the youngest son.
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The cadet of an ancient and noble family. Wood.
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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.
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☞ All the undergraduates at Annapolis are Naval cadets. The distinction between Cadet midshipmen and Cadet engineers was abolished by Act of Congress in 1882.
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3. In New Zealand, a young gentleman learning sheep farming at a station; also, any young man attached to a sheep station.
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4. A young man who makes a business of ruining girls to put them in brothels. [Slang, U. S.]
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Cadetship (?), n. The position, rank, or commission of a cadet; as, to get a cadetship.

{ Cadew (?), Cadeworm (?), } n. A caddice. See .
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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. .]
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1. To carry, as a burden. [Prov. Eng. & Scot.] Halliwell.
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2. To hawk or peddle, as fish, poultry, etc. [Prov.]
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3. To intrude or live on another meanly; to beg. [Prov. or Slang, Eng.] Wright.
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Cadge, n. [Cf. 2d .] (Hawking) A circular frame on which cadgers carry hawks for sale.
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Cadger (?), n. [From , v. t., cf. .]
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1. A packman or itinerant huckster.
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2. One who gets his living by trickery or begging. [Prov. or Slang] “The gentleman cadger.” Dickens.
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Cadger, n. [OF. cagier one who catches hawks. Cf. .] (Hawking) One who carries hawks on a cadge.
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Cadgy (?), a. Cheerful or mirthful, as after good eating or drinking; also, wanton. [Scot. & Prov. Eng.]
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Cadi (?), n. [Turk. See .] An inferior magistrate or judge among the Mohammedans, usually the judge of a town or village.
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{ Cadie, Caddie (?), } n. A Scotch errand boy, porter, or messenger. [Written also cady.]
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Every Scotchman, from the peer to the cadie. Macaulay.
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Cadilesker (?), n. [Ar. qāḍī 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.
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Cadillac (?), n. [Prob. from Cadillac, a French town.] A large pear, shaped like a flattened top, used chiefly for cooking. Johnson.

2. [From Cadillac, the high-end expensive line of automobiles made by General Motors, often thought of as the best American-made automobile.] The best; -- metaphorical, from the automobile. Often used in the phrase “the Cadillac of . . . ”
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Cadis (?), n. [F.] A kind of coarse serge.
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Cadmean (kădmē�n), a. [L. Cadmeus, Gr. Kadmei^os, from Kadmos (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 -- α, β, γ, δ, ε, ι, κ, λ, μ, ν, ο, π, ρ, σ, τ, υ. These are called Cadmean letters.
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Coloq. 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. Similar to a .
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Cadmia (?), n. [L. cadmia calamine, Gr. �. Cf. .] (Min.) An oxide of zinc which collects on the sides of furnaces where zinc is sublimed. Formerly applied to the mineral calamine.
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Cadmian (?), a. [R.] See .
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Cadmic (?), a. (Chem.) Pertaining to, derived from, or containing, cadmium; as, cadmic sulphide.
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Cadmium (?), n. [NL. See .] (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.
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Coloq. Cadmium yellow , a compound of cadmium and sulphur, of an intense yellow color, used as a pigment.
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Cadrans (?), n. [Cf. F. cadran. Cf. .] An instrument with a graduated disk by means of which the angles of gems are measured in the process of cutting and polishing.
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Cadre (?), 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.]
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Caducary (?), a. [See .] (Law) Relating to escheat, forfeiture, or confiscation.
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Caducean (?), a. Of or belonging to Mercury's caduceus, or wand.
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Caduceus (?), 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.
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Caducibranchiate (?), a. [L. caducus falling (fr. cadere to fall) + E. branchiate.] (Zoöl.) With temporary gills: -- applied to those Amphibia in which the gills do not remain in adult life.
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Caducity (?), n. [LL. caducitas: cf. F. caducité. See .] Tendency to fall; the feebleness of old age; senility. [R.]
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[A] jumble of youth and caducity. Chesterfield.
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Caducous (?), [L. caducus falling, inclined to fall, fr. cadere to fall. See .] (Bot. & Zoöl.) Dropping off or disappearing early, as the calyx of a poppy, or the gills of a tadpole.
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Caduke (?), a. [Cf. F. caduc. See .] Perishable; frail; transitory. [Obs.] Hickes.
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The caduke pleasures of his world. Bp. Fisher.
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Cady (?), n. See .
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Cæca (?), n. pl. See .
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Cæcal (?), a. (Anat.)
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1. Of or pertaining to the cæcum, or blind gut.
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2. Having the form of a cæcum, or bag with one opening; baglike; as, the cæcal extremity of a duct.
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Cæcias (?), n. [L. caecias, Gr. �.] A wind from the northeast. Milton.
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Cæcilian (?; 106), n. [L. caecus blind. So named from the supposed blindness of the species, the eyes being very minute.] (Zoöl.) A limbless amphibian belonging to the order Cæciliæ or Ophimorpha. See . [Written also cœcilian.]
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caecum (?), n.; pl. Cæcums, L. Cæca (#). [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. [Also spelled cecum.]
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☞ The cæcum 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 cæca.
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Cælatura (?), n. [L., fr. caelare to engrave in relief.] Art of producing metal decorative work other than statuary, as reliefs, intaglios, engraving, chasing, etc.
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Cænozoic (?), a. (Geol.) See .
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Caen stone (?), A cream-colored limestone for building, found near Caen, France.
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Cæsar (?), n. [L.] A Roman emperor, as being the successor of Augustus Cæsar. Hence, a kaiser, or emperor of Germany, or any emperor or powerful ruler. See , .
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Malborough anticipated the day when he would be servilely flattered and courted by Cæsar on one side and by Louis the Great on the other. Macaulay.
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{ Cæsarean, Cæsarian (?), } a. [L. Caesareus, Caesarianus.] Of or pertaining to Cæsar or the Cæsars; imperial.
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caesarean n. same as .
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caesarean section n. (Surg.), the operation of taking a child from the womb by cutting through the walls of the abdomen and uterus; -- so called because Julius Cæsar is reported to have been brought into the world by such an operation; -- called also caesarean.
Syn. -- cesarean section, cesarian section, caesarean section, caesarian section, C-section, cesarean, cesarian.
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Cæsarism (?), n. [Cf. F. Césarisme.] A system of government in which unrestricted power is exercised by a single person, to whom, as Cæsar or emperor, it has been committed by the popular will; imperialism; also, advocacy or support of such a system of government.
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☞ 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.
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Caesaropapism n. the doctrine that the state is supreme over the church in ecclesiastical matters.
Syn. -- Erastianism, Byzantinism.
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Cæsious (?), a. [L. caesius bluish gray.] (Nat. Hist.) Of the color of lavender; pale blue with a slight mixture of gray. Lindley.
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caesium, Cæsium (?), 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 number 55. Atomic weight 132.6.
Syn. -- cesium, Cs
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Cæspitose (?), a. Same as .
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caesura (?), n.; pl. E. caesuras (�), L. Cæsuræ (�) [L. caesura a cutting off, a division, stop, fr. caedere, caesum, to cut off. See .] 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 cæsural accent rests, or which is used as a foot.
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☞ In the following line the cæsura is between study and of.
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The prop | er stud | y || of | mankind | is man.
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2. a pause or interruption (as in a conversation); as, after an ominous caesura the preacher continued.
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Cæsural (?), a. Of or pertaining to a cæsura.
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Coloq. Cæsural pause , a pause made at a cæsura.
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Café (?), n. [F. See .] A coffeehouse; a restaurant, especially a small restaurant where drinks and snacks are sold; also, a room in a hotel or restaurant where coffee and liquors are served.
Syn. -- coffeehouse, coffee shop, coffee bar.
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café latte (kȧfālȧtā), n. A type of espresso coffee topped with foamy steamed milk, and usually served in a tall glass or mug; also called latte.
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{ Cafenet (?), Cafeneh (?), } n. [Turk. qahveh khāneh coffeehouse.] A humble inn or house of rest for travelers, where coffee is sold. [Turkey]
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Cafeteria (?), n. [Cf. F. cafetière.] 1. A restaurant or café at which the patrons serve themselves with food kept at a counter, typically paying a cashier at the end of the counter and taking the food to tables to eat. [U. S.]
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2. a room within a building functioning in the same manner as a cafeteria{1}. In certain organizations, as schools, the food may be provided gratis.
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Cafetorium (?), n. [from cafeteria and auditorium.] a large room within a building, especially a school, which functions as both a cafeteria and an auditorium.
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caff (?), n. [from .] a cafe. [British slang]
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Caffeic (?), a. [See .] (Chem.) Pertaining to, or obtained from, coffee.
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Coloq. Caffeic acid , an acid obtained from coffee tannin, as a yellow crystalline substance, C9H8O4.
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caffein, Caffeine (?), n. [Cf. F. caféine. See .] (Chem.) A white, bitter, crystallizable substance, found in coffee and tea. It is identical with the alkaloid theine from tea leaves, and with guaranine from guarana. It is responsible for most of the stimulating effect of coffee or tea.
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Caffetannic (?), a. [Caffeic + tannic.] (Chem.) Pertaining to, or derived from, the tannin of coffee.
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Coloq. Caffetannic acid , a variety of tannin obtained from coffee berries, regarded as a glucoside.
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Caffila (?), n. [Ar.] See .
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Caffre (?), n. See .
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{ Cafila (?), Cafileh (?), } n. [Ar.] A caravan of travelers; a military supply train or government caravan; a string of pack horses.
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Caftan (?), n. [Turk. qaftān: 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.
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Caftan (?), v. t. To clothe with a caftan. [R.]
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The turbaned and caftaned damsel. Sir W. Scott.
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Cag (?), n. See . [Obs.]
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Cage (?), n. [F. cage, fr. L. cavea cavity, cage, fr. cavus hollow. Cf. , n., , .]
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1. A box or inclosure, wholly or partly of openwork, in wood or metal, used for confining birds or other animals.
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In his cage, like parrot fine and gay. Cowper.
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