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oil of cade

noun

See under cade1.

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Nearby words

oil gilding, oil gland, oil hardening, oil meal, oil of anise, oil of cade, oil of catechumens, oil of cloves, oil of lavender, oil of the sick, oil of turpentine

Origin of oil of cade

First recorded in 1875–80

Definition for oil of cade (2 of 2)

cade

1
[ keyd ]
/ keɪd /

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

1
1565–75; < Middle French < Provençal; akin to Late Latin catanum; perhaps originally a plant name in a substratum language of the Alps and Pyrenees
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British Dictionary definitions for oil of cade (1 of 3)

cade

1
/ (keɪd) /

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

British Dictionary definitions for oil of cade (2 of 3)

cade

2
/ (keɪd) /

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

British Dictionary definitions for oil of cade (3 of 3)

Cade

/ (keɪd) /

noun

Jack. died 1450, English leader of the Kentish rebellion against the misgovernment of Henry VI (1450)
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Word Origin and History for oil of cade

cade

adj.

"pet, tame," mid-15c., used in reference to young animals abandoned by their mothers and brought up by hand; of unknown origin.

Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper