cascabel (kaskabel)

[Sp., a little bell, the button at the breech of a cannon, also casca billo, = Pg. Pr. cascavel; origin uncertain.] That part of a cannon which is behind the base-ring, including the base and knob. cascadel (kas-kād'), n. [F. cascade = Sp. cas cad a = Pg. cascata, Add is on , Travels in Italy. 2. In elect., a peculiar arrangement of Leyden jars in which the outer coating of the first jar which receives the charge is connected to the inner coating of the second, ond, and so on.-3. A trimming of lace or other soft material, folded in a zigzag fashion so as to make a broken or irregular band, as down the front of a gown. Dict. of Needlework.-4. The falling water in the constellation Aquarius. See Aquarius. - or discharged in cascade. See battery, Sarged maytara ste cataract is greater than a cascade, but 840