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cade



Pronunciation: (kād), [key]
—n.
a juniper, Juniperus oxycedrus, of the Mediterranean area, whose wood on destructive distillation yields an oily liquid (oil of cade), used in treating skin diseases. Cf. juniper tar.

cade



Pronunciation: (kād), [key]
—adj.
Eastern New Eng. and Brit.(of the young of animals) abandoned or left by the mother and raised by humans: a cade lamb.

-cade




a combining form extracted from cavalcade, used with the meaning “procession” in the formation of compound words: motorcade; tractorcade.

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