Cade


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.
Eastern New England and British. (of the young of animals) abandoned or left by the mother and raised by humans:
a cade lamb.
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.
Contemporary Examples

Thank God My Moms Are Lesbians Ry Russo-Young June 20, 2010

Historical Examples

Diary of Samuel Pepys, Complete Samuel Pepys
Frank Merriwell’s Bravery Burt L. Standish
The Agrarian Problem in the Sixteenth Century Richard Henry Tawney
Letters of Edward FitzGerald Edward FitzGerald
Left Half Harmon Ralph Henry Barbour
Highways & Byways in Sussex E.V. Lucas
Christmas Stories Edward Berens
South London Sir Walter Besant
The Book of This and That Robert Lynd

noun
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
adjective
(of a young animal) left by its mother and reared by humans, usually as a pet
noun
Jack. died 1450, English leader of the Kentish rebellion against the misgovernment of Henry VI (1450)
combining form
indicating a procession of a specified kind: motorcade
adj.

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