cavalier (kavaler)

and a. [Also formerly cavalero and cavaliero, after Sp. or It.; = D. kavalier = G. cavalier = Dan. kavaler = Sw. kavaljer = Ar. kewalir, E. chevalier ), Nineteen French marque es and a hundred Spanish cavaliers . Tatler , No. 200 Hence-2. One who has the spirit or bearing of a knight; especially, a bold, reckle , and gay fellow. Who is he... that will not follow These cull'd and choice-drawn cavaliers to France? Shak ., Hen. V., iii. (cho.) 3. [ cap.] The appellation given to the partizans of Charles I. of England in his contest with Parliament. During some years they were designated as Cavaliers and Round heads. They were subsequently called Tories and Whigs. Macaulay , Hist. Eng., i. 4. A man attending on or escorting a woman, or acting as her partner in dancing; a gallant; a beau. I'll take a dance, said I; so stay you here. A sunburnt daughter of Labour rose up from the group to meet me as I advanced towards them.. We want a caralier , said she, holding out both her hands, as if to offer them And a cavalier ye shall have, said I, taking hold of both of them. Sterne. 5. In medieval fort., a mound defended by walls and the like, raised so as to command the neighboring ramparts; hence, in modern fort., The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia: Dictionary IMG:content-3323.png:[blocks in formation] 3. Haughty; disdainful; supercilious: as, a rude and cavalier answer. Here's the house: Ile knock at the door. - What, shall I do't in the caualier humour, with, Whose within there, ho! or in the Puritan humour, with, By your leaue, good brother? Heywood, If you Know not Me, ii. 4. [ cap.] Belonging or relating to the party of Charles I. of England. 'Tis an old Cavalier family. Disraeli , Coningsby, iii. 3. cavalier (kav-a-lēr'), v. i. [ cavalier , n.] Το act as a cavalier; ape the manners of a cavalier; carry one's self in a disdainful or highhanded fashion: sometimes followed by it : as, to try to cavalier it over one's a ociates. An old drunken, cavaliering butler. Scott , Old Mortality, i. IMG:content-3324.png:[blocks in formation] I protest I do not understand all this;... you treat me Goldsmith, Good-natured Man, iv. very cavalierly . Those who cavalierly reject the Theory of Evolution, as not adequately supported by facts, seem quite to forget that their own theory is supported by no facts at all. H. Spencer , Universal Progre , p. 377. cavalier ne (kav-a-lēr'nes), n. [ cavalier , a., + -ne .] The quality of being cavalier; arrogance; a disdainful manner. [Rare.] cavalierot, n. [Intended for It. cavaliere : see cavalier.] A cavalier; a gallant. Then this brave cavaliero Is openly baffled in his mistre ' sight, And dares not fight himself. Beau . and Fl . (?), Faithful Friends, i. 2. It occurred to him [the author] that the more serious scenes of his narrative might be relieved by the humour of a cavaliero of the age of Queen Elizabeth. cavallard (kav-a-lyärd'), n. Scott, Monastery, Int. [ a drove of horses, cavalleria (Sp. pron. kä-väl-yā-rē'ä), n. A measure of land used in Cuba, equal to 33.1 acres, being a little le than the Castilian zugada. There is a Mexican cavalleria of 131 acres. cavalli, n. See cavally. cavallo (It. pron. kä-väl'lō), n. [It., lit. a horse: see cabal2, capell.] A Neapolitan coin, equal to about of a United States cent. cavally, cavalli (ka-val'i), n.; pl. cavallies, ca vallis (-iz). [Also cavalle, and crevally, crevalle, The cavalli has a pointed head and snout, with moderately large conical and pointed teeth. Sportsman's Gazetteer , p. 392. cavalott, n. [Origin obscure.] An old form of cannon made of wrought-iron, and firing a charge consisting of one pound of lead bullets. cavalry (kav'al-ri), n. [Formerly cavallerie , cavallerie , now cavalerie , cavalleria , cavalry, knighthood (= Sp. caballer i a = Pg. cavalla ria = OF. chevalerie , > E. chivalry), cavaliere , a horseman, knight: see cavalier .] A cla of soldiers who march and fight on horseback; that part of an army, or of any military 871 force, which consists of troops that serve on horseback, as distinguished from infantry, or foot-soldiers. Their efficacy and general importance, arise from their adaptation to rapid movements, thus enabling a commander to avail himself of decisive opportunities, as in the exposure of weak points in the enemy's lines, occurrence of disorder in his ranks. They also employed for intercepting the enemy's supplies, fur nishing detachments and escorts, procuring intelligence, protecting the center or wings of an army, or covering a retreat. The uses of cavalry, however, are nece arily limited by the nature of the ground. Modern cavalry consists of two grand cla es, heavy and light (distinguished by weight of men, horses, and equipments), which are susceptible of subdivision according to the service required, as cuira iers, dragoons, lancers, hu ars, etc. cavalryman (kav'al-ri-man), n.; pl. cavalrymen (-men). A soldier trained to fight on horseback; a member of a cavalry regiment. Each cavalryman had been required to start with ten pounds of grain for his horse. The Century , XXVIII. 138. cavan (ka-van'), n. Same as cab an . cavas, n. See cava . cavas in a (kav-a-si'nä), n. A fish of the family Carangid a , Seriola dorsal is ; a kind of fish. [California.] cava , kava (ka-vas'), n . [Turk. qawas , qa wās ( kawas , kawwās ).] 1. An armed and uniformed attendant attached to the suite of a person of distinction in Turkey. Their cava brought up a native who told them that Gjölbaschi was only about three leagues off, and offered to guide them. Fortnightly Rev., N. S., XXXIX. 813. 2t. A Turkish police-officer. Also cavas, cawa , kawa . See cavezon.