Caudicula

[A dim in. formed from Lat. caudex.] ( Bot.) A thin, elastic, semi-transparent proce of the pollen matter of orchidaceous plants, by means of which the pollen is brought into contact with the stigma. Cau'dium. (Anc. Geog.) A city of Samnium, on the frontiers of Camp an i a, between Ben even tum and Capua. In its neighborhood is the defile known as the "Caudine Forks," celebrated for the check which the Romans here received at the hands of the Samnites, 321 в. с. Closed up in the defile by a stratagem of the Samnite general, the whole Roman army, with the consuls Calvin us and Albinus, was obliged to surrender, and pa under the yoke. Caudle, (kaw'dl,) n. [Fr. chaudeau, from chaud, Lat. calid us, hot.] A soft, warm, nourishing beverage, made of ale or wine, flour or oatmeal, sugar, spices, and sometimes of spirits; given hot, and specially intended for women in childbed. -v. α. To make caudle; to make warm, as caudle. Shaks . Cauf, n. [Fr. coffre , a chest.] A chest with holes in the top, to keep fish alive in the water. (Coal-mining.) A ve el used to raise coal from the bottom of the shaft. Caufiris'tan. See KAFFIR IS TAN. Caughdenoy', in New York , a P. O. of Oswego co. Caughnawa'ga, in New York , a village of Montgomery co., on the Mohawk River, 39 m. W.N.W. of Albany. Caught, imp . and pp . from CATCH, q. v . Cauk, n. ( Min .) See CAWK. Caul, n . [A. S. cuhle , a cowl; Fr. cale , a woollen cap.] (Anat.) A name popularly given to the omentum, or thin skin that covers the bowels. It sometimes happens that the child, in hasty labors, is born with one of the fine uterine membranes over the head, in the form of a night-cap. This unusual appendage has been regarded with superstitious veneration by the ignorant; and from the firmly rooted belief that no person can be drowned who po e es such a talisman, infants' cauls have been long esteemed as things remarkably fortunate to the owner, and large sums have been demanded and given for such a presumed preventative to a watery grave. (Costume.) A kind of net for enclosing the hair. -pl. (Carp.) Pieces of wood put under the screws which bind parts of work that are glued. Caulabagh', a town of Punjab, 68 m. S.E. of Peshawer. Caules'cent, a. [Gr. kaulos , a stalk.] ( Bot .) Applied to plants having evident stems. Cau'let, n. [Lat. caulis.] Cole-wort. Cau'licie, Caulicule, Caulic'ulus, n. ( Bot .) Same as RADICLE, q. v. Caulic'ulus, n. [Lat.] ( Arch. ) The stem or twist under the flower in the Corinthian capital.