cade
1a juniper, Juniperus oxycedrus, of the Mediterranean area, whose wood on destructive distillation yields an oily liquid (oil of cade ), used in treating skin diseases.
Origin of cade
1- Compare juniper tar.
Other definitions for cade (2 of 4)
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
2Other definitions for Cade (3 of 4)
Jack, died 1450, English rebel during the reign of Henry VI, based in Kent.
Other definitions for -cade (4 of 4)
a combining form extracted from cavalcade, used with the meaning “procession” in the formation of compound words: motorcade; tractorcade.
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How to use cade in a sentence
Jack cade took possession of Southwark, and two days after entered London, cutting the ropes of the draw bridge with his sword.
The Every Day Book of History and Chronology | Joel MunsellThe rebellion of Jack cade in 1450 was suppressed, only to be succeeded by more serious trouble.
The New Gresham Encyclopedia | VariousThe action is interrupted and lightened by the cheat of Simpcox and by the rebellion of Jack cade.
William Shakespeare | John MasefieldThe outbreak of Jack cade, which took place seventy years afterwards, was for political rather than industrial reform.
Historical Tales, Vol. 4 (of 15) | Charles MorrisIt was the headquarters of Jack cade, as has already been related in chapter vi.
South London | Sir Walter Besant
British Dictionary definitions for cade (1 of 4)
/ (keɪd) /
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
Origin of cade
1British Dictionary definitions for cade (2 of 4)
/ (keɪd) /
(of a young animal) left by its mother and reared by humans, usually as a pet
Origin of cade
2British Dictionary definitions for Cade (3 of 4)
/ (keɪd) /
Jack. died 1450, English leader of the Kentish rebellion against the misgovernment of Henry VI (1450)
British Dictionary definitions for -cade (4 of 4)
indicating a procession of a specified kind: motorcade
Origin of -cade
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