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. [ 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.; pl. E. Cicadas L. Cicadæ [ L. ] (Zool.) Any species of the genus Cicada or of the family Cicadidae. They are large hemipterous insects, with nearly transparent wings. The male makes a shrill sound by peculiar organs in the under side of the abdomen, consisting of a pair of stretched membranes, acted upon by powerful muscles. A noted American species (Cicada septendecim) is called the seventeen year locust. Another common species is the dogday cicada.
Syn. -- cicala. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. a natural family of ancient palmlike plants closely related to ferns in that fertilization is by means of spermatozoids.
Syn. -- family Cycadaceae, cycad family. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

a. (Bot.) Pertaining to, or resembling, an order of plants like the palms, but having exogenous wood. The sago palm is an example. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. an order of primitive tropical gymnosperms abundant in the Mesozoic, now reduced to a few scattered tropical forms.
Syn. -- order Cycadales. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

a. Pertaining to ten; consisting of tens. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. The broken stone used in macadamized roadways. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

2. A paved surface formed of compressed layers of broken rocks held together with tar.
Syn. -- tartarmac, macadam. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

n. 1. any tree of the genus Macadamia, especially Macadamia ternifolia.
Syn. -- macadamia tree. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

2. A macadamia nut. [ PJC ]

n. The hard-shelled nut of the Macadamia ternifolia, or the delicious edible nut without its shell; large quantities are produced in Hawaii and sold commercially. [ PJC ]

n. The process or act of macadamizing. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Macadamized p. pr. & vb. n. Macadamizing. ] [ From John Loudon McAdam, who introduced the process into Great Britain in 1816. ] To cover, as a road, or street, parking lot, playground, or other flat area, with macadam, so as to form a smooth, hard, convex surface.
Syn. -- tarmac. [ 1913 Webster ]

adj. 1. paved with macadam{ 2 }.
Syn. -- asphalt, tarmac, tarmacadam. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

[ See Macadamize. ] A macadamized road. [ 1913 Webster ]