Webster's Dictionary 1913

1972

Cavesson

{ Cav″es‐son (?), Cav″e‐zon (?), } n. [F. caveçon, augm. fr. LL. capitium a head covering hood, fr. L. caput head. Cf. Caberzon.] (Man.) A kind of noseband used in breaking and ...

1973

Cavetto

‖Ca‐vet″to (kȧ‐vĕt″tō̍), n. [It. cavetto, fr. cavo hollow, L. cavus.] (Arch.) A concave molding; — used chiefly in classical architecture. See Illust. of Column.

1974

Caviare

{ Ca‐viare″ (?), Cav″i‐ar (?), } n. [F. caviar, fr. It. caviale, fr. Turk. Havīār.] The roes of the sturgeon, prepared and salted; — used as a relish, esp. in Russia.☞ Caviare w...

1975

Cavicorn

Cav″i‐corn (kăv″ĭ‐kôrn), a. [L. cavus hollow + cornu horn.] (Zoöl.) Having hollow horns.

1976

Cavicornia

‖Cav′i‐cor″ni‐a (kăv′ĭ‐kôr″nĭ‐ȧ), n. pl.(Zoöl.) A group of ruminants whose horns are hollow, and planted on a bony process of the front, as the ox.

1977

Cavil

Cav″il (kăv″ĭl), v. i. [imp. & p. p.CaviledorCavilled (�); p. pr. & vb. n.CavilingorCavilling.] [L. cavillari to practice jesting, to censure, fr. cavilla bantering jests, sophi...

1978

Cavil (2)

Cav″il, v. t. To cavil at. Milton.

1979

Cavil (3)

Cav″il, n. A captious or frivolous objection.All the cavils of prejudice and unbelief.Shak.

1980

Caviler

{ Cav″il‐erorCav″il‐ler (–ẽr), } n. One who cavils.Cavilers at the style of the Scriptures.Boyle.

1981

Caviling

Cav″il‐ing, a. Disposed to cavil; finding fault without good reason. See Captious.His depreciatory and caviling criticism.Lewis.

1982

Cavilingly

Cav″il‐ing‐ly, adv. In a caviling manner.

1983

Cavillation

Cav′il‐la″tion (–lā″shŭn), n. [F. cavillation, L. cavillatio.] Frivolous or sophistical objection. Hooker.

1984

Cavilous

{ Cav″il‐ousorCav″il‐lous (?), } a. [L. cavillosus.] Characterized by caviling, or disposed to cavil; quibbing.— Cav″il‐ous‐ly, adv. — Cav″il‐ous‐ness, n.

1985

Cavin

Cav″in (?), n. [F. See Cave.] (Mil.) A hollow way, adapted to cover troops, and facilitate their aproach to a place. Farrow.

1986

Cavitary

Cav″i‐ta‐ry (?), a.(Zoöl.) Containing a body cavity; as, the cavitary or nematoid worms.

1987

Cavity

Cav″i‐ty (?), n.; pl.Cavities (#). [L. cavus hollow: cf. F. cavité.] 1. Hollowness.The cavity or hollowness of the place.Goodwin.2. A hollow place; a hollow; as, the abdominal c...

1988

Cavo-relievo

Ca″vo–re‐lie″vo (?), n. Cavo-rilievo.

1989

Cavo-rilievo

‖Ca″vo–ri‐lie″vo (?), n.(Sculp.) Hollow relief; sculpture in relief within a sinking made for the purpose, so no part of it projects beyond the plain surface around.

1990

Cavort

Ca‐vort″ (?), v. i. [imp. & p. p.Cavorted; p. pr. & vb. n.Cavorting.] To prance ostentatiously; — said of a horse or his rider.

1991

Cavy

Ca″vy (?), n.; pl.Cavies (�). [NL. cavia, fr. Brazilian cabiai: cf. F. cabiai.] (Zoöl.) A rodent of the genera Cavia and Dolichotis, as the guinea pig (Cavia cobaya). Cavies are...

1992

Caw

Caw (ka̤), v. i. [imp. & p. p.Cawed (ka̤d); p. pr. & vb. n.Cawing.] [Imitative. √22 Cf. Chough.] To cry like a crow, rook, or raven.Rising and cawing at the gun's report.Shak.

1993

Caw (2)

Caw, n. The cry made by the crow, rook, or raven.

1994

Cawk

Cawk (ka̤k), n. [Prov. E. cauk limestone. A doublet of chalk.] (Min.) An opaque, compact variety of barite, or heavy spar. [Also written cauk.]

1995

Cawker

Cawk″er (?), n. See Calker.

1996

Cawky

Cawk″y, a. Of or pertaining to cawk; like cawk.

1997

Caxon

Cax″on (?), n. A kind of wig. Lamb.

1998

Caxton

Cax″ton (?), n.(Bibliog.) Any book printed by William Caxton, the first English printer. Hansard.