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cade

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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.

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Origin:
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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Cade is always a great word to know.

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a chattering or flighty, light-headed person.

a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal.

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

noun

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

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

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cade¹ (keɪd)

—n
	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

[C16: via Old French from Old Provençal, from Medieval Latin catanus]

cade² (keɪd)

—*adj*
	(of a young animal) left by its mother and reared by humans, usually as a pet

[C15: of unknown origin]

Cade (keɪd)

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

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cade

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