English English Dictionary

English English Dictionary

The online English-English dictionary from The Project Gutenberg

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Cadet (n.)

The younger of two brothers; a younger brother or son; the youngest son.

Cadetship (n.)

The position, rank, or commission of a cadet; as, to get a cadetship.

Cadew (n.)

Alt. of Cadeworm

Cadeworm (n.)

A caddice. See Caddice.

Cadge (n.)

A circular frame on which cadgers carry hawks for sale.

Cadge (v. t. & i.)

To intrude or live on another meanly; to beg.

Cadge (v. t. & i.)

To hawk or peddle, as fish, poultry, etc.

Cadge (v. t. & i.)

To carry, as a burden.

Cadged (imp. & p. p.)

of Cadge

Cadger (n.)

One who carries hawks on a cadge.

Cadger (v. t.)

One who gets his living by trickery or begging.

Cadger (v. t.)

A packman or itinerant huckster.

Cadging (p. pr. & vb. n.)

of Cadge

Cadgy (a.)

Cheerful or mirthful, as after good eating or drinking; also, wanton.

Cadi (n.)

An inferior magistrate or judge among the Mohammedans, usually the judge of a town or village.

Cadie (n.)

Alt. of Caddie

Cadilesker (n.)

A chief judge in the Turkish empire, so named originally because his jurisdiction extended to the cases of soldiers, who are now tried only by their own officers.

Cadillac (n.)

A large pear, shaped like a flattened top, used chiefly for cooking.

Cadis (n.)

A kind of coarse serge.

Cadmean (a.)

Of or pertaining to Cadmus, a fabulous prince of Thebes, who was said to have introduced into Greece the sixteen simple letters of the alphabet -- /, /, /, /, /, /, /, /, /, /, /, /, /, /, /, /. These are called Cadmean letters.