cav.

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Examples from the Web for cav

In Orlando's Lexicon and other books there is frequent mention made of one Cav.
The History of Painting in Italy, Vol. V (of 6)|Luigi Antonio Lanzi
Them along of 'im—with the red shoulder-straps and brown leather leggin's, they're cav'l'ry Orficers o' the Staff, they are.
The Dop Doctor|Clotilde Inez Mary Graves
Francesco Morelli, a Florentine, demands our notice only as having imparted the rudiments of the art to the Cav.
The History of Painting in Italy, Vol. 2 (of 6)|Luigi Antonio Lanzi
In the left transept, above an altar adorned with a gilt bronze-relief of the Last Supper, by Cav.
Walks in Rome|Augustus J.C. Hare

Thus a moderately concave-backed nose is expressed by the abbreviation "cav."
The Strand Magazine, Volume XXVII, Issue 160, April, 1904|Various

British Dictionary definitions for cav

CAV

Cur. adv. vult

/ law /

abbreviation for

Curia advisari vult: used in English law to indicate that a court has decided to consider a case privately before giving judgment, as when time is needed to consider arguments or submissions made to itCompare avizandum

Word Origin for CAV

Medieval Latin: the court wishes to consider

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