Ca*das"tral (?), a. [F.] Of or pertaining to landed property.
Cadastral survey, or Cadastral map, a survey, map, or plan on a large scale (Usually &frac1x2500; of the linear measure of the ground, or twenty-five inches to the mile or about an inch to the acre) so as to represent the relative positions and dimensions of objects and estates exactly; -- distinguished from a topographical map, which exaggerates the dimensions of houses and the breadth of roads and streams, for the sake of distinctness. Brande & C.
{ ||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 such property.
||Ca*da"ver (?), n. [L., fr cadere to fall.] A dead human body; a corpse.
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 generated by the processes of decomposition in dead animal bodies, and thought by some to be the cause of the poisonous effects produced by the bodies. See Ptomaine.
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 qualities of, a dead body. "The scent cadaverous."
-- Ca*dav"er*ous*ly, adv. -- Ca*dav"er*ous*ness, n.
Cad"bait` (?), n. [Prov. E. codbait, cadbote fly.] (Zo÷l.) See Caddice.
{ Cad"dice, Cad"dis } (?), n. [Prov. E. caddy, cadew; cf. G. k÷der bait.] (Zo÷l.) The larva of a caddice fly. These larvŠ generally live in cylindrical cases, open at each end, and covered externally with pieces of broken shells, gravel, bits of wood, etc. They are a favorite bait with anglers. Called also caddice worm, or caddis worm.
Caddice fly (Zo÷l.), a species of trichopterous insect, whose larva is the caddice.
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 or ribbon. "Caddises, cambrics, lawns." Shak.
Cad"dish (?), a. Like a cad; lowbred and presuming.
Cad"dow (?), n. [OE. cadawe, prob. fr. ca chough + daw jackdaw; cf. Gael. cadhag, cathag. Cf. Chough, Daw, n.] (Zo÷l.) A jackdaw. [Prov. Eng.]
Cad"dy (?), n.; pl. Caddies (#). [Earlier spelt catty, fr. Malay katī a weight of 1⅓ pounds. Cf. Catty.] A small box, can, or chest to keep tea in.
Cade (?), a. [Cf. OE. cad, kod, lamb, also Cosset, Coddle.] Bred by hand; domesticated; petted.
He brought his cade lamb with him.
Sheldon.
Cade, v. t. To bring up or nourish by hand, or with tenderness; to coddle; to tame. [Obs.] Johnson.
Cade, n. [L. cadus jar, Gr. &?;.] A barrel or cask, as of fish. "A cade of herrings." Shak.
A cade of herrings is 500, of sprats 1,000.
Jacob, Law Dict.
Cade, n. [F. & Pr.; LL. cada.] A species of juniper (Juniperus Oxycedrus) of Mediterranean countries.
Oil of cade, a thick, black, tarry liquid, obtained by destructive distillation of the inner wood of the cade. It is used as a local application in skin diseases.
Ca"dence (?), n. [OE. cadence, cadens, LL. cadentia a falling, fr. L. cadere to fall; cf. F. cadence, It. cadenza. See Chance.]