English Dictionary: Cade | by the DICT Development Group |
4 results for Cade | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Cade \Cade\, a. [Cf. OE. cad, kod, lamb, also {Cosset}, {Coddle}.] Bred by hand; domesticated; petted. He brought his cade lamb with him. --Sheldon. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Cade \Cade\, v. t. To bring up or nourish by hand, or with tenderness; to coddle; to tame. [Obs.] --Johnson. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Cade \Cade\, n. [L. cadus jar, Gr. [?].] A barrel or cask, as of fish. [bd]A cade of herrings.[b8] --Shak. A cade of herrings is 500, of sprats 1,000. --Jacob, Law Dict. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Cade \Cade\, n. [F. & Pr.; LL. cada.] A species of juniper ({Juniperus Oxycedrus}) of Mediterranean countries. {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. |