Webster's Dictionary 1913

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Cacogastric

Cac′o‐gas″tric (?), a. [Gr. κακόσ bad + ������ stomach.] Troubled with bad digestion. Carlyle.

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Cacographic

Cac′o‐graph′ic (?), a. Pertaining to, or characterized by, cacography; badly written or spelled.

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Cacography

Ca‐cog′ra‐phy (?), n. [Gr. κακόσ bad + -graphy; cf. F. cacographie.] Incorrect or bad writing or spelling. Walpole.

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Cacolet

‖Ca′co‐let″ (?), n. A chair, litter, or other contrivance fitted to the back or pack saddle of a mule for carrying travelers in mountainous districts, or for the transportation ...

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Cacology

Ca‐col″o‐gy (?), n. [Gr. κακόσ bad + -logy: cf. F. cacologie.] Bad speaking; bad choice or use of words. Buchanan.

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Cacomixle

{ ‖Ca′co‐mix″le (?), Ca′co‐mix″tle (?), Ca″co‐mix′l (?) }, n. A North American carnivore (Bassaris astuta), about the size of a cat, related to the raccoons. It inhabits Mexico,...

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Cacoon

Ca‐coon″ (?), n. One of the seeds or large beans of a tropical vine (Entada scandens) used for making purses, scent bottles, etc.

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Cacophonic

{ Cac′o‐phon″ic (?), Cac′o‐phon″ic‐al (?), Ca‐coph″o‐nous (?), Cac′o‐pho″ni‐ous (?) }, a. Harsh-sounding.

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Cacophony

Ca‐coph″o‐ny (?), n.; pl.Cacophonies (#). [Gr. ���������; κακόσ bad + ���� sound: cf. F. Cacophonie.] 1. (Rhet.) An uncouth or disagreable sound of words, owing to the concurren...

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Cacostomia

‖Cac′o‐sto″mi‐a (?), n.(Med.) Diseased or gangrenous condition of the mouth.

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Cacotechny

Cac″o‐tech′ny (?), n. [Gr. �; κακόσ bad + � art.] A corruption or corrupt state of art.

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Cacoxene

{ Ca‐cox″ene (?), Ca‐cox″e‐nite (?) }, n. [Gr. κακόσ bad + ����� guest.] (Min.) A hydrous phosphate of iron occurring in yellow radiated tufts. The phosphorus seriously injures ...

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Cactaceous

Cac‐ta″ceous (?), a.(Bot.) Belonging to, or like, the family of plants of which the prickly pear is a common example.

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Cactus

Cac″tus (?), n.; pl. E. Cactuses (#), Cacti (–tī). (Bot.) Any plant of the order Cactacæ, as the prickly pear and the night-blooming cereus. See Cereus. They usually have leafle...

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Cacuminal

Ca‐cu″mi‐nal (?), a. [L. cacumen, cacuminis, the top, point.] (Philol.) Pertaining to the top of the palate; cerebral; — applied to certain consonants; as, cacuminal (or cerebra...

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Cacuminate

Ca‐cu″mi‐nate (?), v. i. [L. cacuminatus, p. p. of cacuminare to point, fr. cacumen point.] To make sharp or pointed.

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Cad

Cad (?), n. [Abbrev. fr. cadet.] 1. A person who stands at the door of an omnibus to open and shut it, and to receive fares; an idle hanger-on about innyards. Dickens.2. A lowbr...

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Cadastral

Ca‐das″tral (?), a. Of or pertaining to landed property.Cadastral survey, orCadastral map, a survey, map, or plan on a large scale (Usually ⅟₂₅₀₀ of the linear measure of the gr...

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Cadastre

{ ‖Ca‐das″tre, Ca‐das″ter } (?), n. [F. cadastre.] (Law.) An official statement of the quantity and value of real estate for the purpose of apportioning the taxes payable on suc...

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Cadaver

‖Ca‐da″ver (?), n. [L., fr cadere to fall.] A dead human body; a corpse.

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Cadaveric

Ca‐dav″er‐ic (?), a. Of, pertaining to, or resembling, a corpse, or the changes produced by death; cadaverous; as, cadaveric rigidity. Dunglison.Cadaveric alkaloid, an alkaloid ...

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Cadaverine

{ Ca‐dav″er‐ine (?), n. Also –in }. [From Cadaver.] (Chem.) A sirupy, nontoxic ptomaine, C5H14N2 (chemically pentamethylene diamine), formed in putrefaction of flesh, etc.

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Cadaverous

Ca‐dav″er‐ous (?), a. [L. cadaverosus.] 1. Having the appearance or color of a dead human body; pale; ghastly; as, a cadaverous look.2. Of or pertaining to, or having the qualit...

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Cadbait

Cad″bait′ (?), n. [Prov. E. codbait, cadbote fly.] (Zoöl.) See Caddice.

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Caddice

{ Cad″dice, Cad″dis } (?), n. [Prov. E. caddy, cadew; cf. G. köder bait.] (Zoöl.) The larva of a caddice fly. These larvæ generally live in cylindrical cases, open at each end, ...

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Caddie (2)

Cad″die (?), n. [Written also caddy, cadie, cady, and cawdy.] [See Cadet.] 1. A cadet.2. A lad; young fellow. Burns.3. One who does errands or other odd jobs.4. An attendant who...

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Caddis (2)

Cad″dis, n. [OE. caddas, Scot. caddis lint, caddes a kind of woolen cloth, cf. Gael. cada, cadadh, a kind of cloth, cotton, fustian, W. cadas, F. cadis.] A kind of worsted lace ...