cade

¹

[keyd]

noun

1. 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.

cade

²

[keyd]

adjective

1. Eastern New England and British.,  (of the young of animals) abandoned or left by the mother and raised by humans.

   a cade lamb.

Cade

³

[keyd]

noun

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

-cade

⁴

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

   motorcade; tractorcade.

Cade

¹

/ keɪd /

noun

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

-cade

²

combining form

1. indicating a procession of a specified kind

   motorcade

cade

³

/ keɪd /

noun

1. 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

cade

⁴

/ keɪd /

adjective

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of cade¹

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

Origin of cade²

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of cade¹

abstracted from _cavalcade

Origin of cade²

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

Origin of cade³

C15: of unknown origin

Example Sentences

Cade Cunningham scored 24 points and grabbed 11 rebounds to spark the Detroit Pistons to their franchise record-tying 13th consecutive victory, a 122-117 triumph at Indiana on Monday.

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Cade York, who previously kicked for the Cleveland Browns, Cincinnati Bengals and Washington Commanders, also reportedly was slated for a tryout in New Orleans.

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The Pistons, who lead the Eastern Conference at 13-2, got 25 points and 10 assists from Cade Cunningham and 24 points with eight rebounds from Jalen Duren.

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The Pacers never looked like shaking off their early season torpor on Monday despite facing a Detroit team missing both Cade Cunningham and Tobias Harris.

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In Detroit, Paul Reed scored a season-high 28 points and grabbed 13 rebounds to lead the red-hot Pistons to an eighth straight victory, despite the absence of star guard Cade Cunningham -- who took a hard fall in a win on Monday and was absent with a hip contusion.

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