CPage 8
- English Word Cadence Definition Harmony and proportion in motions, as of a well-managed horse.
- English Word Cadence Definition A uniform time and place in marching.
- English Word Cadence Definition The close or fall of a strain; the point of rest, commonly reached by the immediate succession of the tonic to the dominant chord.
- English Word Cadence Definition A cadenza, or closing embellishment; a pause before the end of a strain, which the performer may fill with a flight of fancy.
- English Word Cadence Definition To regulate by musical measure.
- English Word Cadency Definition Descent of related families; distinction between the members of a family according to their ages.
- English Word Cadene Definition A species of inferior carpet imported from the Levant.
- English Word Cadent Definition Falling.
- English Word Cadenza Definition A parenthetic flourish or flight of ornament in the course of a piece, commonly just before the final cadence.
- English Word Cader Definition See Cadre.
- English Word Cadet Definition The younger of two brothers; a younger brother or son; the youngest son.
- English Word Cadet Definition A gentleman who carries arms in a regiment, as a volunteer, with a view of acquiring military skill and obtaining a commission.
- English Word Cadet Definition 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.
- English Word Cadetship Definition The position, rank, or commission of a cadet; as, to get a cadetship.
- English Word Cadew Definition Alt. of Cadeworm
- English Word Cadeworm Definition A caddice. See Caddice.
- English Word Cadge Definition To carry, as a burden.
- English Word Cadge Definition To hawk or peddle, as fish, poultry, etc.
- English Word Cadge Definition To intrude or live on another meanly; to beg.
- English Word Cadge Definition A circular frame on which cadgers carry hawks for sale.
- English Word Cadged Definition of Cadge
- English Word Cadger Definition A packman or itinerant huckster.
- English Word Cadger Definition One who gets his living by trickery or begging.
- English Word Cadger Definition One who carries hawks on a cadge.
- English Word Cadging Definition of Cadge
- English Word Cadgy Definition Cheerful or mirthful, as after good eating or drinking; also, wanton.
- English Word Cadi Definition An inferior magistrate or judge among the Mohammedans, usually the judge of a town or village.
- English Word Cadie Definition Alt. of Caddie
- English Word Cadilesker Definition 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.
- English Word Cadillac Definition A large pear, shaped like a flattened top, used chiefly for cooking.