English English Dictionary

To bring up or nourish by hand, or with tenderness; to coddle; to tame.

A barrel or cask, as of fish.

A species of juniper (Juniperus Oxycedrus) of Mediterranean countries.

Harmony and proportion in motions, as of a well-managed horse.

To regulate by musical measure.

A cadenza, or closing embellishment; a pause before the end of a strain, which the performer may fill with a flight of fancy.

The close or fall of a strain; the point of rest, commonly reached by the immediate succession of the tonic to the dominant chord.

A uniform time and place in marching.

See Cadency.

The act or state of declining or sinking.

A fall of the voice in reading or speaking, especially at the end of a sentence.

Rhythmical flow of language, in prose or verse.

A rhythmical modulation of the voice or of any sound; as, music of bells in cadence sweet.

Descent of related families; distinction between the members of a family according to their ages.

A species of inferior carpet imported from the Levant.

Falling.

A parenthetic flourish or flight of ornament in the course of a piece, commonly just before the final cadence.

See Cadre.

A gentleman who carries arms in a regiment, as a volunteer, with a view of acquiring military skill and obtaining a commission.

A young man in training for military or naval service; esp. a pupil in a military or naval school, as at West Point, Annapolis, or Woolwich.