n. [ L. Of unknown origin. ] A mystical word or collocation of letters written as in the figure. Worn on an amulet it was supposed to ward off fever. At present the word is used chiefly in jest to denote something without meaning; jargon. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ L. academia. See Academy. ] An academy. [ Poetic ] Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Academic. [ R. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

n. A member of an academy, university, or college. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. 1. One holding the philosophy of Socrates and Plato; a Platonist. Hume. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. A member of an academy, college, or university; an academician. [ 1913 Webster ]

{ } a. [ L. academicus: cf. F. académigue. See Academy. ] 1. Belonging to the school or philosophy of Plato; as, the Academic sect or philosophy. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. Belonging to an academy or other higher institution of learning; scholarly; literary or classical, in distinction from scientific. “Academic courses.” Warburton. “Academical study.” Berkeley. [ 1913 Webster ]

adv. In an academical manner. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. pl. The articles of dress prescribed and worn at some colleges and universities. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ F. académicien. See Academy. ] 1. A member of an academy, or society for promoting science, art, or literature, as of the French Academy, or the Royal Academy of arts. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. A collegian. [ R. ] Chesterfield. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. 1. the position or state of being a member of an honorary academy. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

n. 1. A tenet of the Academic philosophy. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. A mannerism or mode peculiar to an academy. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. The doctrines of the Academic philosophy. [ Obs. ] Baxter. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ F. academiste. ] 1. An Academic philosopher. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. An academician. [ Obs. ] Ray. [ 1913 Webster ]

n.; pl. Academies [ F. académie, L. academia. Cf. Academe. ] 1. A garden or grove near Athens (so named from the hero Academus), where Plato and his followers held their philosophical conferences; hence, the school of philosophy of which Plato was head. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. An institution for the study of higher learning; a college or a university. Popularly, a school, or seminary of learning, holding a rank between a college and a common school. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. A place of training; a school. “Academies of fanaticism.” Hume. [ 1913 Webster ]

4. A society of learned men united for the advancement of the arts and sciences, and literature, or some particular art or science; as, the French Academy; the American Academy of Arts and Sciences; academies of literature and philology. [ 1913 Webster ]

5. A school or place of training in which some special art is taught; as, the military academy at West Point; a riding academy; the Academy of Music. [ 1913 Webster ]

Academy figure (Paint.), a drawing usually half life-size, in crayon or pencil, after a nude model. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. 1. the French-speaking part of the Canadian Maritime Provinces. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

a. Of or pertaining to Acadia, or Nova Scotia. “Acadian farmers.” Longfellow. -- n. A native of Acadie. [ 1913 Webster ]

Acadian epoch (Geol.), an epoch at the beginning of the American paleozoic time, and including the oldest American rocks known to be fossiliferous. See Geology. --
Acadian owl (Zool.), a small North American owl (Nyctule Acadica); the saw-whet. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ From the city Accad. See Gen. x. 10. ] Pertaining to a race supposed to have lived in Babylonia before the Assyrian conquest. [ 1913 Webster ]

-- Ac*ca"di*an, n., Ac"cad n. Sayce. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. Same as Alcaid. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ F. embuscade, fr. It. imboscata, or Sp. emboscada, fr. emboscar to ambush, fr. LL. imboscare. See Ambush, v. t. ] 1. A lying in a wood, concealed, for the purpose of attacking an enemy by surprise. Hence: A lying in wait, and concealed in any situation, for a like purpose; a snare laid for an enemy; an ambush. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. A place in which troops lie hid, to attack an enemy unexpectedly. [ R. ] Dryden. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. (Mil.) The body of troops lying in ambush. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Ambuscaded p. pr. & vb. n. Ambuscading ] 1. To post or conceal in ambush; to ambush. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. To lie in wait for, or to attack from a covert or lurking place; to waylay. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. i. To lie in ambush. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. Ambuscade. [ Obs. ] Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

p. p. Posted in ambush; ambuscaded. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ F. arcade, Sp. arcada, LL. arcata, fr. L. arcus bow, arch. ] 1. (Arch.) (a) A series of arches with the columns or piers which support them, the spandrels above, and other necessary appurtenances; sometimes open, serving as an entrance or to give light; sometimes closed at the back (as in the cut) and forming a decorative feature. (b) A long, arched building or gallery. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. An arched or covered passageway or avenue. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Furnished with an arcade. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ L. Arcadia, Gr. &unr_;. ] 1. A mountainous and picturesque district of Greece, in the heart of the Peloponnesus, whose people were distinguished for contentment and rural happiness. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. Fig.: Any region or scene of simple pleasure and untroubled quiet. [ 1913 Webster ]

Where the cow is, there is Arcadia. J. Burroughs. [ 1913 Webster ]

{ } a. [ L. Arcadius, Arcadicus, fr. Arcadia: cf. F. Arcadien, Arcadique. ] 1. Of or pertaining to Arcadia; pastoral; ideally rural; as, Arcadian simplicity or scenery. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. the dialect of Ancient Greek spoken by Arcadians. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

‖n. [ Corrupted from the Mexican ahuacatl: cf. Sp. aguacate, F. aguacaté, avocat, G. avogadobaum. ] The pulpy fruit of Persea gratissima, a tree of tropical America. It is about the size and shape of a large pear; -- called also avocado pear, alligator pear, midshipman's butter. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ F. barricade, fr. Sp. barricada, orig. a barring up with casks; fr. barrica cask, perh. fr. LL. barra bar. See Bar, n., and cf. Barrel, n. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

1. (Mil.) A fortification, made in haste, of trees, earth, palisades, wagons, or anything that will obstruct the progress or attack of an enemy. It is usually an obstruction formed in streets to block an enemy's access. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. Any bar, obstruction, or means of defense. [ 1913 Webster ]

Such a barricade as would greatly annoy, or absolutely stop, the currents of the atmosphere. Derham. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Barricaded; p. pr. & vb. n. Barricading. ] [ Cf. F. barricader. See Barricade, n. ] To fortify or close with a barricade or with barricades; to stop up, as a passage; to obstruct; as, the workmen barricaded the streets of Paris. [ 1913 Webster ]

The further end whereof [ a bridge ] was barricaded with barrels. Hakluyt. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. One who constructs barricades. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. & v. t. See Barricade. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Sp. brocado (cf. It. broccato, F. brocart), fr. LL. brocare *prick, to figure (textile fabrics), to emboss (linen), to stitch. See Broach. ] Silk stuff, woven with gold and silver threads, or ornamented with raised flowers, foliage, etc.; -- also applied to other stuffs thus wrought and enriched. [ 1913 Webster ]

A gala suit of faded brocade. W. Irving. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. 1. Woven or worked, as brocade, with gold and silver, or with raised flowers, etc. [ 1913 Webster ]

Brocaded flowers o'er the gay mantua shine. Gay. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. Dressed in brocade. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Abbrev. fr. cadet. ] 1. A person who stands at the door of an omnibus to open and shut it, and to receive fares; an idle hanger-on about innyards. [ Eng. ] Dickens. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. A lowbred, presuming person; a mean, vulgar fellow. [ Cant ] Thackeray. [ 1913 Webster ]

{ ‖ } n. [ F. cadastre. ] (Law.) An official statement of the quantity and value of real estate for the purpose of apportioning the taxes payable on such property; a public register showing the details of ownership and value of land. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. same as cadastre.
Syn. -- cadastre. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

a. [ F. ] Of or pertaining to landed property. [ 1913 Webster ]

Cadastral survey, or
Cadastral map, a survey, map, or plan on a large scale (Usually 1/2500 of the linear measure of the ground, or twenty-five inches to the mile or about an inch to the acre) so as to represent the relative positions and dimensions of objects and estates exactly; -- distinguished from a topographical map, which exaggerates the dimensions of houses and the breadth of roads and streams, for the sake of distinctness. Brande & C. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n. [ L., fr cadere to fall. ] A dead human body; a corpse. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Of, pertaining to, or resembling, a corpse, or the changes produced by death; cadaverous; as, cadaveric rigidity. Dunglison. [ 1913 Webster ]

Cadaveric alkaloid, an alkaloid generated by the processes of decomposition in dead animal bodies, and thought by some to be the cause of the poisonous effects produced by the bodies. See Ptomaine. [ 1913 Webster ]

{ n. Also }. [ From Cadaver and amine. ] (Chem.) A sirupy, nontoxic ptomaine, H2N.(CH2)5.NH2 (chemically pentamethylene diamine), formed in putrefaction of flesh, etc. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. +PJC ]

a. [ L. cadaverosus. ] 1. Having the appearance or color of a dead human body; pale; ghastly; as, a cadaverous look. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. Of or pertaining to, or having the qualities of, a dead body. “The scent cadaverous.”

-- Ca*dav"er*ous*ly, adv. -- Ca*dav"er*ous*ness, n. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Prov. E. codbait, cadbote fly. ] (Zoöl.) See Caddice.

(Zool.), a small mothlike species of trichopterous insect, whose larva is the caddice; it has two pairs of hairy membranous wings and aquatic larvae. [ 1913 Webster + WordNet 1.5 ]

n. [ Written also caddy, cadie, cady, and cawdy. ] [ See Cadet. ] 1. A cadet. [ Obs. Scot. ] [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]

2. A lad; young fellow. [ Scot. ] Burns. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]

3. One who does errands or other odd jobs. [ Scot. ] [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]

4. An attendant who carries a golf player's clubs, tees his ball, etc. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]

{ } n. A Scotch errand boy, porter, or messenger. [ Written also cady. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

Every Scotchman, from the peer to the cadie. Macaulay. [ 1913 Webster ]

{ } n. [ Prov. E. caddy, cadew; cf. G. köder bait. ] (Zool.) The larva of a caddice fly. These larvæ generally live in cylindrical cases, open at each end, and covered externally with pieces of broken shells, gravel, bits of wood, etc. They are a favorite bait with anglers. Called also caddice worm, or caddis worm. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ OE. caddas, Scot. caddis lint, caddes a kind of woolen cloth, cf. Gael. cada, cadadh, a kind of cloth, cotton, fustian, W. cadas, F. cadis. ] A kind of worsted lace or ribbon. “Caddises, cambrics, lawns.” Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. same as caddice fly.
Syn. -- caddice fly, caddicefly. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

a. Like a cad; lowbred and presuming. [ 1913 Webster ]