2. A superstitious devotion to the mysteries of the religion which one professes. [R] Emerson.
Cab"a*list (-l&ibreve;st), n. [Cf. F. cabaliste.] One versed in the cabala, or the mysteries of Jewish traditions. "Studious cabalists." Swift.
{ Cab`a*lis"tic (kăb`&adot;*l&ibreve;s"t&ibreve;k), Cab`a*lis"tic*al (-t&ibreve;*kal) } a. Of or pertaining to the cabala; containing or conveying an occult meaning; mystic.
The Heptarchus is a cabalistic exposition of the first chapter of Genesis
. Hallam.
Cab`a*lis"tic*al*ly, adv. In a cabalistic manner.
Cab"a*lize (?), v. i. [Cf. F. cabaliser.] To use cabalistic language. [R] Dr. H. More.
Ca*bal"ler (k&adot;*băl"l&etilde;r), n. One who cabals.
A close caballer and tongue-valiant lord.
Dryden.
Cab"al*line (kăb"al*līn), a. [L. caballinus, fr. caballus a nag. Cf. Cavalier.] Of or pertaining to a horse. -- n. Caballine aloes.
Caballine aloes, an inferior and impure kind of aloes formerly used in veterinary practice; -- called also horse aloes. -- Caballine spring, the fountain of Hippocrene, on Mount Helicon; -- fabled to have been formed by a stroke from the foot of the winged horse Pegasus.
Cab"a*ret (kăb"&adot;*r&ebreve;t; 277), n. [F.] A tavern; a house where liquors are retailed. [Obs. as an English word.]
||Ca*bas" (k&adot;*bń"), n. [F.] A flat basket or frail for figs, etc.; hence, a lady's flat workbasket, reticule, or hand bag; -- often written caba. C. BrontÚ.
||Ca*bas"sou (k&adot;*băs"s&oomac;), n. (Zo÷l.) A species of armadillo of the genus Xenurus (X. unicinctus and X. hispidus); the tatouay. [Written also kabassou.]
Cab"bage (kăb"b&asl;j), n. [OE. cabage, fr. F. cabus headed (of cabbages), chou cabus headed cabbage, cabbage head; cf. It. capuccio a little head, cappuccio cowl, hood, cabbage, fr. capo head, L. caput, or fr. It. cappa cape. See Chief, Cape.] (Bot.) 1. An esculent vegetable of many varieties, derived from the wild Brassica oleracea of Europe. The common cabbage has a compact head of leaves. The cauliflower, Brussels sprouts, etc., are sometimes classed as cabbages.
2. The terminal bud of certain palm trees, used, like, cabbage, for food. See Cabbage tree, below.