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cade

(kād)

adjective

untended by its mother and brought up by a human being, often as a pet: a cade lamb

Origin: LME, a pet

noun

a bushy Mediterranean juniper (Juniperus oxycedrus) whose tarlike oil distilled from the wood is used in the treatment of skin disorders

Origin: Fr < Prov < LL catanus, prob. < Gaul

procession, parade: motorcade

Origin: < (caval)cade

See cade in American Heritage Dictionary 4

adjective

Left by its mother and reared by hand: a cade calf.

noun

A bushy juniper, Juniperus oxycedrus, of the Mediterranean region that is used in horticulture and whose wood yields juniper tar. Also called prickly juniper.

Origin:

Origin: Middle English, pet lamb

English rebel who led an unsuccessful rebellion against Henry VI (1450).

suffix

Procession: motorcade.

Origin:

Origin: From cavalcade

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