cade

[keyd]

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.

Compare juniper tar.

Origin of cade

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

cade

[keyd]

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

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

Cade

[keyd]

noun

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

-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 of cade

I was touched that he had sent it and forwarded the study to my two moms and my sister Cade.
Thank God My Moms Are Lesbians
Ry Russo-Young
June 21, 2010

Historical Examples of cade

I reckon it will be safe to return to Cade's Canyon for a while.
Frank Merriwell's Bravery
Burt L. Standish
The portrait is from a photograph by Cade and White of Ipswich taken in 1873.
Letters of Edward FitzGerald
Edward FitzGerald
Cade did not die at once, but on the way to London, whither he was conveyed in a cart.
Highways & Byways in Sussex
E.V. Lucas
An electric eye noted that fact and a light in front of Cade turned on.
All Day September
Roger Kuykendall
The motor turned the valve back and forth in response to Cade's signals.
All Day September
Roger Kuykendall

British Dictionary definitions for cade

cade

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

cade

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

Cade

noun

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

-cade

n combining form

indicating a procession of a specified kindmotorcade

Word Origin for -cade

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.