cate

[ keyt ]

nounUsually cates. Archaic.

a choice food;delicacy; dainty.

Origin of cate

1425–75; back formation from late Middle English cates, aphetic variant of Middle English acates things bought, plural of acat buying <Old North French, derivative of acater to buy <Vulgar Latin *accaptāre, equivalent to Latin ac-ac- + captāre to seek out; see catch

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How to use cate in a sentence

And how about cate Blanchett in her Oscar speech saying, “The world is round, people!”
My Lunch with Marisa Tomei: The Actress on ‘The Realistic Joneses,’ ‘Girls,’ and de Blasio’s NYC | Marlow Stern | April 23, 2014 | THE DAILY BEAST
cate Blanchett was perfectly Blanchett-y winning Best Actress.
Oscars 2014 Best Moments: Lupita Wins, Pink Sings & One Epic Selfie | Kevin Fallon | March 3, 2014 | THE DAILY BEAST
So cate Blanchett and Julia Roberts apparently have an inside joke.
Was the Oscars Pizza Any Good? 8 Burning Questions About the Show | Kevin Fallon | March 3, 2014 | THE DAILY BEAST
She even indicted Blanchett, writing, “What if it had been your child, cate Blanchett?”
The Best Actor and Actress Oscars: Will Woodygate Sink Cate Blanchett? Has DiCaprio’s Time Come? | Kevin Fallon, Marlow Stern | February 28, 2014 | THE DAILY BEAST
Stars like Leonardo DiCaprio, Bradley Cooper, and cate Blanchett will light up the red carpet.
The Most ‘WTF’ Oscar Moments Ever: Rob Lowe’s Duet with Snow White, Sacheen Littlefeather, and the Streaker | Kevin Fallon, Marlow Stern | February 27, 2014 | THE DAILY BEAST

I quite think, and in this others agree with me, that it has nothing to do with the cat, but was originally cate.
Our Cats and All About Them | Harrison Weir
It was no easy matter; frequently the cake or cate went in the fire or lodged in the chimney.
Our Cats and All About Them | Harrison Weir
The poet's imagination, continues Judge cate, was wonderful.
John Greenleaf Whittier | W. Sloane Kennedy
The silk of the darca, of all colors, is worth forty taes in Canton, and is sold by the libra in Xapon at nine maçes per cate.
The Philippine Islands, 1493-1898 | Emma Helen Blair
It costs eight reals per cate in Canton, and is sold in Xapon at fifteen and sixteen, according to its quality.
The Philippine Islands, 1493-1898 | Emma Helen Blair

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