cade1
[keyd]
- 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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Compare juniper tar.
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
cade2
[keyd]
- Eastern New England and British. (of the young of animals) abandoned or left by the mother and raised by humans: a cade lamb.
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Origin of cade2
1425–75; late Middle English cad(e), of obscure origin
Cade
[keyd]
- Jack,died 1450, English rebel during the reign of Henry VI, based in Kent.
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-cade
- a combining form extracted from cavalcade, used with the meaning “procession” in the formation of compound words: motorcade; tractorcade.
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Examples from the Web for cade
Contemporary Examples
I was touched that he had sent it and forwarded the study to my two moms and my sister Cade.
Historical Examples
I reckon it will be safe to return to Cade's Canyon for a while.
Frank Merriwell's BraveryBurt L. Standish
The portrait is from a photograph by Cade and White of Ipswich taken in 1873.
Letters of Edward FitzGeraldEdward FitzGerald
Cade did not die at once, but on the way to London, whither he was conveyed in a cart.
Highways & Byways in SussexE.V. Lucas
An electric eye noted that fact and a light in front of Cade turned on.
All Day SeptemberRoger Kuykendall
The motor turned the valve back and forth in response to Cade's signals.
All Day SeptemberRoger Kuykendall
cade1
- 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
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Word Origin
C16: via Old French from Old Provençal, from Medieval Latin catanus
cade2
- (of a young animal) left by its mother and reared by humans, usually as a pet
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Word Origin
C15: of unknown origin
Cade
- Jack. died 1450, English leader of the Kentish rebellion against the misgovernment of Henry VI (1450)
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-cade
- indicating a procession of a specified kindmotorcade
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Word Origin
abstracted from cavalcade
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Word Origin and History for cade
adj.
"pet, tame," mid-15c., used in reference to young animals abandoned by their mothers and brought up by hand; of unknown origin.
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