cade

[ keyd ]

noun

a juniper, Juniperus oxycedrus, of the Mediterranean area, whose wood on destructive distillation yields an oily liquid (oil of cade ), used in treating skin diseases.

Origin of cade

1565–75; <Middle French <Provençal; akin to Late Latin catanum; perhaps originally a plant name in a substratum language of the Alps and Pyrenees

Compare juniper tar.

Other definitions for cade (2 of 4)

cade²

[ keyd ]

adjective

Eastern New England and British. (of the young of animals) abandoned or left by the mother and raised by humans: a cade lamb.

Origin of cade

1425–75; late Middle English cad(e), of obscure origin

Other definitions for Cade (3 of 4)

Cade

[ keyd ]

noun

Jack, died 1450, English rebel during the reign of Henry VI, based in Kent.

Other definitions for -cade (4 of 4)

-cade

a combining form extracted from cavalcade, used with the meaning “procession” in the formation of compound words: motorcade; tractorcade.

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Dan cade, the man who had built the cabin there, was said to have been crazy.
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British Dictionary definitions for cade (1 of 4)

cade¹

/ (keɪd) /

noun

a juniper tree, Juniperus oxycedrus of the Mediterranean region, the wood of which yields an oily brown liquid (oil of cade) used to treat skin ailments

Origin of cade

C16: via Old French from Old Provençal, from Medieval Latin catanus

British Dictionary definitions for cade (2 of 4)

cade²

/ (keɪd) /

adjective

(of a young animal) left by its mother and reared by humans, usually as a pet

Origin of cade

C15: of unknown origin

British Dictionary definitions for Cade (3 of 4)

Cade

/ (keɪd) /

noun

Jack. died 1450, English leader of the Kentish rebellion against the misgovernment of Henry VI (1450)

British Dictionary definitions for -cade (4 of 4)

-cade

n combining form

indicating a procession of a specified kind: motorcade

Origin of -cade

⁴

abstracted from cavalcade

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