cabaged (kabajd)

Same as caboshed. caball (ka-bal'), n. [ = D. kabaal = G. cabale =Dan. kabale = Sw. kabal, a cabal (defs. 3 and 4), 745 philosophy of the Hebrew religion, which grew up mainly after the beginning of the tenth century, and flourished for many generations. The cabala employed itself first in a mystic explanation of Deity and cosmogony, and in the creation of hidden meanings for the sacred Hebrew writings, thus drawing into its province all the Hebrew law and philosophy. Later cabalists pretended to find wonderful meanings even in the IMG:content-2859.png:[blocks in formation] The secret science of the cabalists. [Rare.] Allegories, parables, cabalisms . IMG:content-2860.png:[blocks in formation] A close caballer and tongue-valiant lord. Dryden, Æneid, xi. 514. caballer i a (kä-bä-lyā-rē'ä), n . [Sp., cavalry, knight-service, a specific tract of land, etc., caballo , a horse: see cavalier .] In Span. Amer. law , a holding of land corresponding somewhat to the early English knight's fee. It comprised a building-lot of 100 by 200 feet; 500 fanegas of land for a garden, and 40 for planting trees growing in work, the entrance of a cellar, also a racket in tennis.] 1. A tavern; a house where liquors are retailed: as, “some cabaret or tennis-court," Abp. Bramhall , Bramhall, Against Hobbes.-2. A set of ve els forming a service for tea, coffee, or the like; for example, a tray with tea-pot tea-pot or pitch- ers and cups, generally made of the same ma- terial throughout, as fine porcelain or the like. Sometimes a small table or stand of the same ware as the ve els takes the place of the tray, or stands upon the tray. Sèvres porcelain - a cabaret , rose du Barry, the set con- sisting of four pieces. S. K. Inventory (1860), p. 58. 3t. A certain plant. See etymology. cabas (kab'ä), n. [Also in E. form caba ; - D. kab as , a hand-basket, cabas , OF. cabas , ca- bac he , cab at = Pr. cabas , a basket of woven straw, a frail, a pannier, = Pg. cabaz , a hand- basket, = Sp. capazo , a frail, a hamper, a large (formerly cabacho ), m., capacha , f., a frail, a basket; also Pg. capacho , a mat, = Sp. capacho hamper; ML. (after OF. or Pr.) caba ius , caba- tius , caba io ( n- ), cabacetus , cabacus . Origin un- certain: (1) a ociated by some etymologists, and appar. in popular use, with Sp. Pg. capaz , capacious (cf. ML. capax , a ve el of consider- able capacity), capax , capacious, capere , hold (see capacious ); but prob., (2) with aug. suffix- as , -az , -azo , -acho (= It. -accio; cf. It. capaccio , a large head), cape = Pr. Sp. Pg. capa = It. cappa , capa , a cape, cloak, be- ing thus lit. a large (or coarse) cape' or cover (mat or bag) for the dried figs, dates, raisins, prunes, etc., which it was orig. used to contain. Hence ult. cabbages , purloin.] 1. In France, woven rush or palm-leaves or gra , generally of a round form, serving to carry provisions, especially figs, dates, raisins, or prunes.-2. A similar basket used as a traveling-bag; a hand-bag.-3. A lady's work-basket or ret i- cule. In this and the preceding sense also (in the United States) caba . Being seated, she proceeded, still with an air of hurry and embarra ment, to open her cabas , to take out her books. Charlotte Brontë , Profe or, xiii. cabas set (kab-a-set'; F. pron. ka-ba-sā'), n. [F. cabas set , a slight helmet or casket, dim. of cabas , a basket.] A military head-piece in use in the sixteenth century for both infantry and cav- alry. It resembled a hat with a rounded top, sometimes slightly conical, or with a ridge running from front to rear over the crown, but without a high crest, and had a nar- row brim. cabaya (ka-bäʻyä), n . [Prob. kabā , a ves- ture.] 1. A light light cotton surcoat worn by Eu- ropeans in Java and neighboring countries.- 2. In the Barbary states, a similar garment, cabbagel (kab'aj), n . [Early mod. E. also cabage , cabige , cabidge , cabbidge , with term. accom.from the earlier type cabbish , cabby he ; cab us , dial. caboc he (= It. cabuccio (Florio), capuccio , cappuccio ; ML. reflex gabusia ), prop. chou ca- bus (= Pr. caulet cab us ; cf. MD. kabuyskoole , lit. headed cole: chou , F. chou , cole, cabbage (see cole2 ); cab us , fem, cabu e , cabuce , headed, large-headed (cf. OF. caboce , F. caboc he , head; To form a head like that of a cabbage in grow- ing: as, a plant cabbages . cabbage2+ (kab'āj), n. [An accom, form of ca- boche , caboc he , the head: see caboc he , and cf. cabbagel .] 1. The part of a deer's head wherein the horns are set. Coles , 1717.-2. A part of a head-dre worn by women in the eighteenth century, teenth century, described as a roll at the back of the head. Wright . cabbage2+ (kabāj), v. i. [ Skelton . cabbage cabbage3 (kabāj), (ка v . t. or i.; pret. and pp. cab- baged , ppr. cabbaging . [Earlier, as in E. dial., cabbish = D. kabba en , OF.caba er , put into a basket, cabas , a basket: see cabas . The verbs bag , poach , pocket , in the sense of 'purloin,' are of similar origin.] To purloin; specifically, lly, to keep po e ion of part art of a customer's cloth from which a garment has been made. Your tailor, instead of shreds, cabbages whole yards of Arbuthnot . IMG:content-2861.png:[merged small][merged small][merged small][graphic][merged small][merged small][merged small] chin ); It. lattuga capuccia = F. laictues cabuces , pl. (Cotgrave), cabbage-lettuce; OHG. kabuz , capuz , MHG . kappus , kappiz , kabaz , G. kappes , kappus , kappis (a (also in comp. kappes - kohl , kap- pes - kraut ).c pes - kraut ), cabbage), L.caput caput , head: see caput . Cf. cabbage2 .] 1. A variety of Bra ica oleracea in which the thick, rounded, and strongly vein- ed leaves are crowded in a large compact head upon a short, stout stem. See Bra ica . Many in salads, pickles, etc. The tree or cow-cabbage is a coarse form raised for cattle, very tall and branching when in flower. From the prominence of this species, the whole order of Cruciferæ is sometimes called the cabbage family. 2. The large terminal bud of some kinds of palms, as the cabbage-palm. - Dog's cabbage, a succulent urticaceous herb, Thelygonum Cynocrambe, of the south of Europe, sometimes used as a pot-herb.-Sea- used. Skunk-cabbage, a perennial araceous plant of the United States, Symplocarpus fœtid us , found in moist grounds, and giving out a very fetid odor, especially when bruised. The hooded, shell-shaped, purplish spathe ap- pears in early spring, followed by a tuft of large smooth leaves. The seeds and root are said to be antispasmodic. -St. Patrick's cabbage, Saxifraga umbrosa , the Lon- don-pride or none-so-pretty of English gardens. cabbagel (kab'āj), v . i.; pret. and pp. cabbaged , ppr. cabbaging . [Cf. F. cabu er , grow to a head (Cotgrave); from the noun. Cf. cabbage2, v.] IMG:content-2862.jpg:[blocks in formation] cabbage-wood (kabāj- wud), n. A name given to the wood of Eriodendron anfractuosum, and to that of species of Andira . See cabbage-tree. cabbage-worm (kabāj- werm), n. The larva of the cabbage-butterfly or of the cabbage-moth. cabbala, n. See cabala . cab bid get, n. An obsolete form of cabbage1 . cabbish1† (kab'ish), n. An obsolete and more original form of cabbage1 . IMG:content-2863.jpg:[ocr errors] (Pieris rap a ), natural size. a , worm, or larva; b , pupa. cabbish2 (kab'ish), v. t. An obsolete and dialec- tal form of cabbage3 . cabble (kab'l), v . t . or i.; pret. and pp. cabbled , ppr. cabbling . [Origin [Origin unknown; ef. accable , accabler , crush, crush, over overwhelm.] In metal ., to break up into pieces (iron (iron which has been smelted with charcoal, charcoal, balled balled, and flattened), preparatory to the proce es of fagoting, fus- Cabeiri, n. pl. See Cabiri . Cabeirian, Cabeiric, a . Cabeiritic, a. See Cab iritic . caber (kā'ber), n . [Sc., also written cabir , kabar ; cabar , a pole, stake, rafter, = Ir. cabar , a coupling; cf. Corn. keber , W. ceibren , a rafter; cabezon (kab'e-zon; Sp. pron. kä-beth-ōn' n. [Sp., cabeza , head: see cabeça , cavezon . ] Same as bighead . cabiai (ka-bē'i), n. [Braz.] A Brazilian name of the capibara. [Little used.] cabin (kab'in), n. [ cab an , cabane , also a ibilated chabane , a little house, a small room, esp. in a ship, cabane , f. (MF. also caba in , m.), F. cabane (also cabine after E. cabin ) = Pr. cabana Sp . cabaña = Pg . cabana = It. cap an- na , capanna , a cabin, prob. of Celtic ori- gin: W.cab an = Ir. Gael. cab an , a cabin, booth, dim. of (W.) cab , a booth, a hut.] 1. A hut; a cottage; a small house or habitation, especially one that is poorly constructed. By the peat fires of a hundred you sand cabins had nightly been sung rude ballads which predicted the deliv- erance of the oppre ed race. Macaulay , Hist. Eng., xii. 2. A small room; an inclosed place. So long in secret cabin there he held Her captive to his sensuall desyre. 3. An apartment in a ship for officers or pas- sengers. In pa enger-steamers the cabin is divided into state-rooms, or the private rooms of the pa engers, and an apartment (sometimes more than one) for the use of an ordinary merch an tre el the cabin is the apartment all, called the saloon , generally used as a dining-room. In occupied by the master of the ve el. In a man-of-war it is the apartment used by the commanding officer, or the officer commanding the squadron, the apartments of the other officers being called the ward - room and (of the petty officers) the steerage . In Great Britain the word cabin , when applied to the private apartment of an officer or a pa enger, is synonymous with state - room as used in the United States. They would not stay perhaps the Spanish demurring, and putting off such wholesome acts and counsels as the politic Cabin at White hall had no mind to. Milton , Eikon ok las tes, iv. Jealous haught in e e of Prelates and cabin Counsel lours. Milton , Areopagitica, p. 3. After-cabin, the best or stern cabin of a ve el. - Cabin car. See carl . - Cabin pa enger, one who has the best accommodation a ship affords. - Second cabin, the part of a steamship allotted to the use of intermediate or second-cla pa engers, or the general accommodation afforded them. IMG:content-2864.png:[blocks in formation] cabinet (kab'i-net), n. and a. [ cabinet , a closet, a receptacle of curiosities, etc.; cf. OF. cabanette , a little cabin (= It. cabinet to -Florio), dim. of cabane , cabine , a cabin: see cabin .] I. n. 11. A little cabin; a small habitation or re- Hearken awhile, from thy greene cabinet , The rurall song of care full Colinet. Lo, here the gentle lark, weary of rest, From his moist cabinet mounts up on high. IMG:content-2865.png:[graphic] Others still gape t' anticipate The cabinet designs of Fate. (b) (1) A council held with privacy; the confidential coun- cil of a prince or an executive magistrate; a council of cab- inet ministers held with privacy to deliberate upon pub- lic affairs. (2) The members of a privy council; a select number of confidential counselors; specifically, same as cabinet , I., 4.-Cabinet file. See filel . - Cabinet organ, a small, portable organ, usually a reed-organ or harmo- 2. A small room; a retired apartment; a closet. -3. A private room in which consultations are held; specifically, the closet or private a part close in or as in a cabinet. [Rare.] This is the frame of most men's spirits, to adore the cabin cabinet (kab'i-net), v. t. [ cabinet , n.] To in- IMG:content-2866.png:[blocks in formation] council of a sovereign or of an executive govern- ment; the collective body of ministers who di- rect the government of a nation or country. In Great Britain, though the executive government is vest- ed nominally in the crown, it is practically in a committee of called the cabinet , which is of comparatively modern development. Every cabinet includes the First Lord of the Treasury, who is generally chief of the minis try, or prime minister, the Lord High Chancellor, the Lord President of the Council, the Chancellor of the Exchequer, and the five Secretaries of State, with two or more other members, at the prime minister's discretion. In the United States the cabinet is a collective popular not nized by law, for the heads of the eight executive depart ments, namely, the Secretaries of State, the Treasury, Cab iritic Cab iritic (kab-i-rit'ik), a. Same as Cabirian. Also spelled Cabeiritic.