cade
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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.
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Origin of cade
11565–75; <Middle French <Provençal; akin to Late Latin catanum; perhaps originally a plant name in a substratum language of the Alps and Pyrenees
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Definition for cade (2 of 4)
cade2
[ keyd ]
/ keɪd /
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
21425–75; late Middle English cad(e), of obscure origin
Definition for cade (3 of 4)
Cade
[ keyd ]
/ keɪd /
noun
Jack, died 1450, English rebel during the reign of Henry VI, based in Kent.
Definition 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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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
Word Origin for 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
Word Origin for 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 kindmotorcade
Word Origin for -cade
abstracted from cavalcade
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