CAGE, k[=a]j, _n._ a place of confinement: a box made of wire and wood for
holding birds or small animals: (_mining_) a frame with one or more
platforms for cars, used in hoisting in a vertical shaft: the framework
supporting a peal of bells.--_v.t._ to imprison in a cage--_p.adj._ CAGED,
confined.--_ns._ CAGE'LING, a bird kept in a cage; CAGE'-WORK, open work
like the bars of a cage. [Fr.--L. _cavea_, a hollow place.]
CAGOT, kag'[=o], _n._ one of an outcast race found scattered in the
district of the western Pyrenees, most likely the descendants of lepers.
[Fr.; origin unknown.]
CAHIER, ka-y[=a]', _n._ a writing-book, memorandum or report: a memorial.
[Fr.]
CAHOOT, ka-h[=oo]t', _n._ (_U.S._) company or partnership.