Cavernous body, a body of erectile tissue with large interspaces which may be distended with blood, as in the penis or clitoris. -- Cavernous respiration, a peculiar respiratory sound andible on auscultation, when the bronchial tubes communicate with morbid cavities in the lungs.
Ca*ver"nu*lous (?), a.[L. cavernula, dim. of caverna cavern.] Full of little cavities; as, cavernulous metal. Black.
{ Cav"es*son (?), Cav"e*zon (?), } n. [F. cavešon, augm. fr. LL. capitium a head covering hood, fr. L. caput head. Cf. Caberzon.] (Man.) A kind of noseband used in breaking and training horses. [Written also caveson, causson.] White.
||Ca*vet"to (k&adot;*v&ebreve;t"t&osl;), n. [It. cavetto, fr. cavo hollow, L. cavus.] (Arch.) A concave molding; -- used chiefly in classical architecture. See Illust. of Column.
{ 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.
&fist; Caviare was considered a delicacy, by some, in Shakespeare's time, but was not relished by most. Hence Hamlet says of a certain play. "'T was caviare to the general," i. e., above the taste of the common people.
Cav"i*corn (kăv"&ibreve;*k˘rn), a. [L. cavus hollow + cornu horn.] (Zo÷l.) Having hollow horns.
||Cav`i*cor"ni*a (kăv`&ibreve;*k˘r"n&ibreve;*&adot;), n. pl. [NL.] (Zo÷l.) A group of ruminants whose horns are hollow, and planted on a bony process of the front, as the ox.
Cav"il (kăv"&ibreve;l), v. i. [imp. & p. p. Caviled or Cavilled (&?;); p. pr. & vb. n. Caviling or Cavilling.] [L. cavillari to practice jesting, to censure, fr. cavilla bantering jests, sophistry: cf. OF. caviller.] To raise captious and frivolous objections; to find fault without good reason.
You do not well in obstinacy
To cavil in the course of this contract.
Shak.
Cav"il, v. t. To cavil at. [Obs.] Milton.
Cav"il, n. A captious or frivolous objection.
All the cavils of prejudice and unbelief.
Shak.
{ Cav"il*er or Cav"il*ler (- &etilde;r), } n. One who cavils.
Cavilers at the style of the Scriptures.
Boyle.
Cav"il*ing, a. Disposed to cavil; finding fault without good reason. See Captious.
His depreciatory and caviling criticism.
Lewis.
Cav"il*ing*ly, adv. In a caviling manner.
Cav`il*la"tion (-lā"shŭn), n.[F. cavillation, L. cavillatio.] Frivolous or sophistical objection. [Obs.] Hooker.
{ Cav"il*ous or Cav"il*lous (?), } a. [L. cavillosus.] Characterized by caviling, or disposed to cavil; quibbing. [R.]
-- Cav"il*ous*ly, adv. [R.] -- Cav"il*ous*ness, n. [R.]
Cav"in (?), n. [F. See Cave.] (Mil.) A hollow way, adapted to cover troops, and facilitate their aproach to a place. Farrow.
Cav"i*ta*ry (?), a. (Zo÷l.) Containing a body cavity; as, the cavitary or nematoid worms.
Cav"i*ty (?), n.; pl. Cavities (#). [L. cavus hollow: cf. F. cavitÚ.] 1. Hollowness. [Obs.]
The cavity or hollowness of the place.
Goodwin.