cade
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.
cade
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[kayd]
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cades
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cade
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[kayd]
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adjective
Cade
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[kayd]
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-cade
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Cade
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noun
-cade
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combining form
cade
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noun
cade
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Etymology
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
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These days, you'll find farinata or tarta cauda in Liguria, belecauda in southern Piedmont, cade in Toulon, cecina in Tuscany, and calentica in Algeria.
From Salon ● Oct. 1, 2022
While it's simple to trace some origin lines, for example that of cade, which Niçois workers who arrived in Toulon to work in the arsenal in the 19th century, others are blurred.
From Salon ● Oct. 1, 2022
It has decidedly masculine tones of whisky, musky ambrette seeds and a smokiness from cade wood.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 4, 2018
After the Persian Gulf War, as Middle East producers pumped their way to recovery, the price of crude oil dropped steadily, then stayed low for nearly a de- cade, fueling the global economic boom.
From Time Magazine Archive
Thickened surfaces are best treated with wood tar, in the form of oil of cade ointment, or the "pix liquida" of the drug shops mixed with twice its amount of olive oil.
From The Home Medical Library, Volume II (of VI) by Kenelm Winslow
Quarterback Cade Klubnik was a bit of a flier in the fourth round but one worth taking if veteran Geno Smith struggles.
From BBC ● Apr. 27, 2026
Forward Paolo Banchero starred with 23 points, nine rebounds and four assists, to help the Magic overshadow Pistons point guard Cade Cunningham's play-off best haul of 39 points.
From BBC ● Apr. 20, 2026
Meanwhile, one of the Lake De Cade camp owners has sued Sleca, seeking class-action status for damages from the loss of electricity, including cratered resale values.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 10, 2026
Detroit Pistons star Cade Cunningham has suffered a collapsed lung and will miss at least two weeks with less than a month remaining in the NBA’s regular season, the team announced Thursday.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 19, 2026
Cade Hernandez looked as though he’d recovered, at least, but he was missing a few articles of clothing.
From "100 Sideways Miles" by Andrew Smith
They also enabled her to make one of the biggest breakthroughs in ocean noise research in de cades.
From Scientific American ● Aug. 9, 2013
Of increasing interest and worry to scientists is what the cumulative impact of de cades of constant low- level noise can do.
From Scientific American ● Aug. 9, 2013
As the British withdrew behind barri cades to the piers where their transports lay waiting, units of the U.N.
From Time Magazine Archive
We are not told the prices of tammies or durants, romals or molletons, cades or shalloons, but we are always carefully informed that they may be had at the lowest prices.
From Picturesque Quebec : a sequel to Quebec past and present by Sir J. M. (James MacPherson) Le Moine
But, for your further enlightenment, let us pretend that Sextus Tarquinius, coming to Delphi to consult the Oracle of Apollo, receives the answer: Exul inopsque cades irata pulsus ab urbe.
From Theodicy Essays on the Goodness of God, the Freedom of Man and the Origin of Evil by E.M. Huggard
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