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Cactaceous, ( kak - ta's hus ,) a. Pertaining to, or resem- bling, the cactus. Caddo Lake, in Tezas and Louisiana , a lake, or rather a bay of Lake Soda, extending from the mouth of Cypre Bayou in Texas, into Caddo parish in Louisiana; is nav i- gable for steamboats from Red River for half of the year. Cad'dow, n. A chough: a daw. Cad'dy, n. (dim in. of cade , a barrel.) A small box for Cade, v . a . [W. cadw , to keep, to look after.] To make much of; to bring up or nourish by hand, or with ten- derne ; to tame. Cade, JOHN, the leader of a popular insurrection in the reign of Henry VI. of England. He was a native of Ireland, but, claiming kindred with the royal house of York, and a uming the name of John Mortimer, he collected 20,000 followers, chiefly Kentish men, who in June, 1450, flocked to his standard, that they might claim redre for the grievances so widely felt. C. de- feated a detachment of the royal forces at Seven Oaks, and obtained po e ion of London, the king having re- tired to Kenilworth; but having put Lord Say cruelly to death, and laid aside the appearance of moderation which he had at first a umed, the citizens rose, gave his followers battle, dispersed them, and put C. to death, 1450. Cade-lamb, n. A pet lamb, or one weaned and brought up in the house. Cadence, ( ka'dens ,) n. [Fr. cadence; It. cadenza; L. Lat. cadent i a, from cado , to fall.] A fall of the voice at the Ca'cus, n. ( Myth .) The son of Vulcan, a robber of Italy, whose dwelling was in the Aventine Wood. His exploits form the subject of an episode in the 8th book of the Iliad. He was represented as a frightful monster of enormous strength, who, after a long life of crime, was at length slain by Hercules, from whom he had stolen some oxen. To expre his gratitude for his victory, -Modulation of sound or voice. Hercules erected the Ara Maxima ; and Evander, with his infant colony of Arcadians, paid divine honors to Hercules as their benefactor. end of a sentence. "O let them fall! Their cadence is rhetorical." - Crashaw. "And all the other elegancies of sound, as eadences." -Dryden. ( Her .) The marks by which the shields of the younger IMG:content-0882.png:[blocks in formation] members of families are distinguished from those of the elder, and from each other. The ordinary marks of cadence , or ca- dency, will be fully un- derstood from the ac- companying figure, theональ explanation of which is as follows: In the First House , the first, second, ., sons are denoted by 1, the label; 2, the crescent; 3, the mullet; 4, the martlet; 5, the annulet; 6, the fleur- de-lis; 7, the rose (not figured in the cut); 8, the cro -moline; 9, the double quatrefoil. In the Second House , or family of the second son, the first son is de- noted by (1) the cres- cent, with the label up- on it; the second, by (2) the crescent, with the crescent upon it; and so on. In the Third House, or family of the third son, the first son is denoted by the mul- let, with the label upon it; the second, by the mullet, with the cres- cent upon it; and so on. (Manege.) An equal proportion of motion; -spoken of a horse. IMG:content-0883.png:[blocks in formation] ( Mil .) Uniform time and pace kept in marching. ( Music .) A term denoting the conclusion of a song, or of some parts thereof, in certain places of the piece, di- viding it as it were into so many numbers or periods. The C. takes place when the parts fall or terminate on a note or chord naturally expected by the ear, just as a period closes the sense in the paragraph of a dis- course. A cadence is either perfect or imperfect . The former when it consists of two notes sung after each other, or by degrees conjoined in each of the two parts, the harmony of the fifth preceding that of the key-note; and it is called perfect, because it satisfies the ear more than the latter. The latter imperfect; that is, when the key-note with its harmony precedes that of the fifth without its added seventh. A cadence is said to be bro- ken , or interrupted , when the ba raises a major or minor second, instead of falling a fifth. -v. a. To regulate by musical measure. Ca'dency, n. Same as CADENCE. Cadene, n. [Fr. cadène.] A kind of inferior Turkey carpet. Ca'dent, a . Falling. (R.) Cadenza, n. [It.] ( Mus .) This term, although ety- mologically the same as cadence , is used to denote a pas- sage in a concerto, introduced at the pleasure of a player, to exhibit his skill of performance or composition, im- mediately before the end of a movement. Cad'er Id'ris. [W., "Chair of Idris," a reputed giant.] A mountain of England, in Meri on eths hire, 5 m. from Dolgelly, consisting of an immense ridge of broken pre- cipices, 10 m. long, and 1 to 3 m. broad, the highest peaks reaching 2,914 feet above the sea. The view from the summit is very picturesque. IMG:content-0884.png:[graphic] IMG:content-0885.png:[blocks in formation] Cadet's hip, n. Rank of a cadet; commi ion given to a cadet. Cadet's Fuming Liquor, n. See KAKODYL. Cadew', Cade'-worm, n . See PHRYGANIDAE. Cadge, ( kāj , ) v. a. [Scot. caich, to to .] To carry a load. (Used in some parts of England.) -To sponge; to live meanly upon the bounty of another. Cadger, ( kāj'er ,) n. In England, a huckster; one who brings dairy produce and poultry to market; an it in- erant vender. Cadg'y, a . Pleasant; merry. Ca'di, n. [Ar., learned in the law.) Among the Mo- hammed an nations, the title of an inferior judge. Cadi Lesker signifies a judge of a high order. As all law is founded on the Koran, the Cadi of a village, as the Mol- lah , or superior judge, must be chosen from the higher ranks of the priesthood. Cadillac, n. [From Cadillac, a town of France.] A description of pear. Ca'dis, n. [Fr.] A kind of coarse serge. Cadiz, ( kai'diz ,) a province of Spain, in And alus i a, bounded N. by the provs. of Seville and Huelva, S. and W. by the Straits of Gibraltar and the Atlantic, and E by Malaga. This prov. belonged to the ancient king- dom of Seville. It is traversed by the Round Mountains, but is, neverthele , very fertile. Its principal rivers are the Guadiaro and Guadalete. Cap . Cadiz. Pop . 401,700. CADIZ, a fine city and sea-port of Spain, cap. of the above province, on the Atlantic, 63 m. S. of Seville, and 60 N.W. of Gibraltar. It occupies the rocky and elevated extremity of a long, narrow spit of land, projecting about 5 m. N.N.W. from the Isle of Leon, and enclosing between it and the mainland a spacious bay, which has everywhere good anchorage. The port is formed by a mole projecting from the city into the bay; but it is acce ible only to small ve els, ships of large burden anchoring nearly a mile off shore. C., with its bay and fortifications, is probably unmatched as a naval depôt. The city is finely built, with straight, though narrow streets, and lofty stone houses; and the ramparts afford a magnificent promenade and sea-view. It po e es no public buildings worthy of particular notice the most conspicuous being the light-house of San Sebastian, on the bastion of that name, the lantern of which is at an elevation of 172 feet above sea-level. The city labors under a chronic scarcity of water, but it is generally healthy, and being so environed by the sea, the summer heats are le violent than in the interior. C. bears an unfavorable name for its public morals, but for the beauty of its women it is celebrated. This place po e ed formerly a monopoly of the commerce between Spain and America; this has, however, long been abrogated, and its trade has dwindled, but it still carries on extensive commercial relations with the Spanish colonies, and many of the European countries. The staple export is wine, of which the quantity shipped in 1864 reached an estimated value of $6,633,620. It connects by steam-lines with the principal sea-ports of Europe.- С . was founded by the Phœnicians. In 1596, it was taken and sacked by the English. In 1809 it became the asylum of the Cortes, and was blockaded by the French till 1812; and in 1823, it surrendered to the French under the Duc d'Angoulême. Pop . 61,750. Ca'diz, in Indiana, a post-village in Henry co., abt. 40 m. E.N.E. of Indianapolis. Ca'diz, in Kentucky , a township and village of Trigg co., 230 m. W.S.W. of Frank ford, and 9 m. from Cumber land River, on Little River. Cadiz, in New York , a post-office of Cat tar aug us co. Cadiz, in Ohio , capital of Harrison county, a flourishing town in Cadiz township, is 117 miles E. by N. of the city of Columbus, and 23 miles from the Ohio river at Wheeling. It is the principal market of the county. Ca'diz, in Wisconsin, a post-village and township of Greene co. Cad'mea. ( Anc. Geog.) See THEBES.