cade

¹ American  

[keyd] / keɪd /

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.

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cade ² American  

[keyd] / keɪd /

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.

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Cade ³ American  

[keyd] / keɪd /

noun

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

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-cade ⁴ American  

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

   motorcade; tractorcade.

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Cade ¹ British  

/ keɪd /

noun

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

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-cade ² British  

combining form

1. indicating a procession of a specified kind

   motorcade

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cade ³ British  

/ 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

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cade ⁴ British  

/ keɪd /

adjective

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

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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

Example Sentences

In Detroit, Cade Cunningham scored 29 points and handed out 13 assists to propel the Pistons to a 121-90 victory over the Knicks in a duel of the top two teams in the Eastern Conference.

From Barron's

Cade Cunningham scored 27 points and reserve Daniss Jenkins delivered a dazzling 25 as NBA Eastern Conference leaders Detroit held off Cleveland 114-110 on Sunday.

From Barron's

Cade Cunningham powered the Pistons with 31 points, 11 assists and eight rebounds.

From Barron's

Cade Cunningham starred for the Pistons with 27 points and 11 assists.

From Los Angeles Times

Cade Cunningham scored 27 points for the Pistons, who remain top of the Eastern Conference with 25 wins from 33 games after avoiding a season-worst three-game losing streak.

From BBC