Cavalierish Cav`a·lier"ish adjective Somewhat like a cavalier.
Cavalierism Cav`a·lier"ism noun The practice or principles of cavaliers. Sir. W. Scott.
Cavalierly Cav`a·lier"ly adverb In a supercilious, disdainful, or haughty manner; arrogantly. Junius.
Cavalierness Cav`a·lier"ness noun A disdainful manner.
Cavally Ca·val"ly noun [ Confer Portuguese
cavalla a kind of fish; Spanish
caballa ; probably from Portuguese
cavallo horse, Spanish
caballa .]
(Zoology) A carangoid fish of the Atlantic coast ( Caranx hippos ): -- called also horse crevallé . [ See Illust. under Carangoid .]
Cavalry Cav"al·ry noun [ French
cavalerie , from Italian
cavalleria . See
Cavalier , and confer
chivalry .]
(Mil.) That part of military force which serves on horseback. »
Heavy cavalry and
light cavalry are so distinguished by the character of their armament, and by the size of the men and horses.
Cavalryman Cav"al·ry·man noun ;
plural Cavalrymen One of a body of cavalry.
Cavatina Ca`va·ti"na noun [ Italian ]
(Mus.) Originally, a melody of simpler form than the aria ; a song without a second part and a da capo ; - - a term now variously and vaguely used.
Cave Cave (kāv)
noun [ French
cave , Latin
cavus hollow, whence
cavea cavity. Confer
Cage .]
1. A hollow place in the earth, either natural or artificial; a subterraneous cavity; a cavern; a den. 2. Any hollow place, or part; a cavity. [ Obsolete] "The
cave of the ear."
Bacon. Cave bear (Zoology) ,
a very large fossil bear ( Ursus spelćus ) similar to the grizzly bear, but large; common in European caves. --
Cave dweller ,
a savage of prehistoric times whose dwelling place was a cave. Tylor. --
Cave hyena (Zoology) ,
a fossil hyena found abundanty in British caves, now usually regarded as a large variety of the living African spotted hyena. --
Cave lion (Zoology) ,
a fossil lion found in the caves of Europe, believed to be a large variety of the African lion. --
Bone cave .
See under Bone .
Cave Cave transitive verb [
imperfect & past participle Caved ;
present participle & verbal noun Caving .] [ Confer French
caver . See
Cave ,
noun ]
To make hollow; to scoop out. [ Obsolete]
The mouldred earth cav'd the banke.
Spenser.
Cave Cave intransitive verb 1. To dwell in a cave. [ Obsolete]
Shak. 2. [ See
To cave in , below.]
To fall in or down; as, the sand bank caved . Hence (Slang), to retreat from a position; to give way; to yield in a disputed matter. To cave in . [ Flem.
inkalven .]
(a) To fall in and leave a hollow, as earth on the side of a well or pit. (b) To submit; to yield. [ Slang]
H. Kingsley.
Cave Cave noun (Eng. Politics) A coalition or group of seceders from a political party, as from the Liberal party in England in 1866. See Adullam , Cave of , in the Dictionary of Noted Names in Fiction.
Caveat Ca"ve·at noun [ Latin
caved let him beware, present subjunctive of
cavere to be on one's guard to, beware.]
1. (Law) A notice given by an interested party to some officer not to do a certain act until the party is heard in opposition; as, a caveat entered in a probate court to stop the proving of a will or the taking out of letters of administration, etc. Bouvier. 2. (U. S. Patent Laws) A description of some invention, designed to be patented, lodged in the patent office before the patent right is applied for, and operating as a bar to the issue of letters patent to any other person, respecting the same invention. » A
caveat is operative for one year only, but may be renewed.
3. Intimation of caution; warning; protest. We think it right to enter our caveat against a conclusion.
Jeffrey.
Caveat emptor [ Latin ]
(Law) ,
let the purchaser beware, i. e. , let him examine the article he is buying, and act on his own judgment.
Caveating Ca"ve·a`ting noun (Fencing) Shifting the sword from one side of an adversary's sword to the other.
Caveator Ca"ve·a`tor noun One who enters a caveat.
Cavendish Cav"en·dish noun Leaf tobacco softened, sweetened, and pressed into plugs or cakes. Cut cavendish ,
the plugs cut into long shreds for smoking.
Cavern Cav"ern noun [ Latin
caverna , from
cavus hollow: confer French
caverne .]
A large, deep, hollow place in the earth; a large cave.
Caverned Cav"erned adjective 1. Containing caverns. The wolves yelled on the caverned hill.
Byron.
2. Living in a cavern. "
Caverned hermit."
Pope.
Cavernous Cav"ern·ous adjective [ Latin
cavernosus : confer French
caverneux .]
1. Full of caverns; resembling a cavern or large cavity; hollow. 2. Filled with small cavities or cells. 3. Having a sound caused by a cavity. Cavernous body ,
a body of erectile tissue with large interspaces which may be distended with blood, as in the penis or clitoris. --
Cavernous respiration ,
a peculiar respiratory sound andible on auscultation, when the bronchial tubes communicate with morbid cavities in the lungs.
Cavernulous Ca·ver"nu·lous adjective [ Latin
cavernula , dim. of
caverna cavern.]
Full of little cavities; as, cavernulous metal. Black.
Cavesson, Cavezon Cav"es·son, Cav"e·zon noun [ French
caveçon , augm. from Late Latin
capitium a head covering hood, from Latin
caput head. Confer
Caberzon .]
(Man.) A kind of noseband used in breaking and training horses. [ Written also
caveson ,
causson .]
White.
Cavetto Ca·vet"to (kȧ*vĕt"to)
noun [ Italian
cavetto , from
cavo hollow, Latin
cavus .]
(Architecture) A concave molding; -- used chiefly in classical architecture. See Illust. of Column .
Caviare, Caviar Ca·viare", Cav"i·ar noun [ French
caviar , from Italian
caviale , from Turk.
Havīār .]
The roes of the sturgeon, prepared and salted; -- used as a relish, esp. in Russia. »
Caviare was considered a delicacy, by some, in Shakespeare's time, but was not relished by most. Hence Hamlet says of a certain play. "'T was
caviare to the general,"
i. e. , above the taste of the common people.
Cavicorn Cav"i·corn (kăv"ĭ*kôrn)
adjective [ Latin
cavus hollow +
cornu horn.]
(Zoology) Having hollow horns.
Cavicornia Cav`i·cor"ni·a (kăv`ĭ*kôr"nĭ*ȧ)
noun plural [ New Latin ]
(Zoology) A group of ruminants whose horns are hollow, and planted on a bony process of the front, as the ox.
Cavil Cav"il (kăv"ĭl)
intransitive verb [
imperfect & past participle Caviled or
Cavilled ;
present participle & verbal noun Caviling or
Cavilling .] [ Latin
cavillari to practice jesting, to censure, from
cavilla bantering jests, sophistry: confer Old French
caviller .]
To raise captious and frivolous objections; to find fault without good reason. You do not well in obstinacy
To cavil in the course of this contract.
Shak.
Cavil Cav"il transitive verb To cavil at. [ Obsolete]
Milton.
Cavil Cav"il noun A captious or frivolous objection. All the cavils of prejudice and unbelief.
Shak.
Caviler Cav"il·er or Cav"il*ler (- ẽr)
noun One who cavils. Cavilers at the style of the Scriptures.
Boyle.
Caviling Cav"il·ing adjective Disposed to cavil; finding fault without good reason. See Captious . His depreciatory and caviling criticism.
Lewis.
Cavilingly Cav"il·ing·ly adverb In a caviling manner.
Cavillation Cav`il·la"tion (-lā"shŭn)
noun [ French
cavillation , Latin
cavillatio .]
Frivolous or sophistical objection. [ Obsolete]
Hooker.
Cavilous, Cavillous Cav"il·ous, Cav"il·lous adjective [ Latin
cavillosus .]
Characterized by caviling, or disposed to cavil; quibbing. [ R.] --
Cav"il*ous*ly ,
adverb [ R.] --
Cav"il*ous*ness ,
noun [ R.]
Cavin Cav"in noun [ French See
Cave .]
(Mil.) A hollow way, adapted to cover troops, and facilitate their aproach to a place. Farrow.
Cavitary Cav"i·ta·ry adjective (Zoology) Containing a body cavity; as, the cavitary or nematoid worms.
Cavity Cav"i·ty noun ;
plural Cavities . [ Latin
cavus hollow: confer French
cavité .]
1. Hollowness. [ Obsolete]
The cavity or hollowness of the place.
Goodwin.
2. A hollow place; a hollow; as, the abdominal cavity . An instrument with a small cavity , like a small spoon
.
Arbuthnot. Abnormal spaces or excavations are frequently formed in the lungs, which are designated cavities or vomicć.
Quain.
Body cavity ,
the cœlum. See under Body .
Cavo-relievo Ca"vo-re·lie"vo noun Cavo- rilievo.
Cavo-rilievo Ca"vo-ri·lie"vo noun [ Italian ]
(Sculp.) Hollow relief; sculpture in relief within a sinking made for the purpose, so no part of it projects beyond the plain surface around.
Cavort Ca·vort" intransitive verb [
imperfect & past participle Cavorted ;
present participle & verbal noun Cavorting .]
To prance ostentatiously; -- said of a horse or his rider. [ Local slang, U. S.]
Cavy Ca"vy noun ;
plural Cavies [ New Latin
cavia , from Brazilian
cabiai : confer French
cabiai .]
(Zoology) A rodent of the genera Cavia and Dolichotis , as the guinea pig ( Cavia cobaya ). Cavies are natives of South America. Water cavy (Zoology) ,
The capybara.
Caw Caw (ka)
intransitive verb [
imperfect & past participle Cawed (kad);
present participle & verbal noun Cawing .] [ Imitative. √22 Confer
Chough .]
To cry like a crow, rook, or raven. Rising and cawing at the gun's report.
Shak.
Caw Caw noun The cry made by the crow, rook, or raven.
Cawk Cawk (kak)
noun [ Prov. English
cauk limestone. A doublet of
chalk .]
(Min.) An opaque, compact variety of barite, or heavy spar. [ Also written
cauk .]
Cawker Cawk"er noun See Calker .
Cawky Cawk"y adjective Of or pertaining to cawk; like cawk.
Caxon Cax"on noun A kind of wig. [ Obsolete]
Lamb.
Caxton Cax"ton noun (Bibliog.) Any book printed by William Caxton , the first English printer. Hansard.
Cay Cay noun See Key , a ledge.
Cayenne Cay·enne noun [ From
Cayenne , a town and island in French Guiana, South America.]
Cayenne pepper. Cayenne pepper .
(a) (Botany) A species of Capsicum ( C. frutescens ) with small and intensely pungent fruit. (b) A very pungent spice made by drying and grinding the fruits or seeds of several species of the genus Capsicum , esp. C. annuum and C. Frutescens ; -- called also red pepper . It is used chiefly as a condiment.
Cayman Cay"man (kā"m
a n)
noun [ From the language of Guiana: confer Spanish
caiman .]
(Zoology) The south America alligator. See Alligator . [ Sometimes written
caiman .]
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