a juniper tree, Juniperus oxycedrus of the Mediterranean region, the wood of which yields an oily brown liquid (oil of cade) used to treat skin ailments
Word origin
C16: via Old French from Old Provençal, from Medieval Latin catanus
cade in British English2
(keɪd)
adjective
(of a young animal) left by its mother and reared by humans, usually as a pet
Word origin
C15: of unknown origin
Cade in British English
(keɪd)
noun
Jack. died 1450, English leader of the Kentish rebellion against the misgovernment of Henry VI (1450)
-cade in British English
combining form in countable noun
indicating a procession of a specified kind
motorcade
Word origin
abstracted from cavalcade
cade in American English1
(keɪd)
adjective
untended by its mother and brought up by a human being, often as a pet
a cade lamb
Word origin
LME, a pet
cade in American English2
(keɪd)
noun
a bushy Mediterranean juniper (Juniperus oxycedrus) whose tarlike oil distilled from the wood is used in the treatment of skin disorders
Word origin
Fr < Prov < LL catanus, prob. < Gaul
-cade in American English
(keɪd)
procession, parade
motorcade
Word origin
< cavalcade
-cade in American English
suffix
a combining form extracted from cavalcade, used with the meaning “procession” in the formation of compound words:
motorcade
tractorcade
Examples of 'cade' in a sentence
cade
I felt that at any minute she would burst into the tears which were hidden-behind the fa, cade.