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. cascade, fr. It. cascata, fr. cascare to fall. ] A fall of water over a precipice, as in a river or brook; a waterfall less than a cataract. [ 1913 Webster ]

The silver brook . . . pours the white cascade. Longjellow. [ 1913 Webster ]

Now murm'ring soft, now roaring in cascade. Cowper. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. i. 1. To fall in a cascade. Lowell. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. To vomit. [ Slang ] Smollett. [ 1913 Webster ]

. (Physics) A method of attaining successively lower temperatures by utilizing the cooling effect of the expansion of one gas in condensing another less easily liquefiable, and so on. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]

. (Elec.) A system or method of connecting and operating two induction motors so that the primary circuit of one is connected to the secondary circuit of the other, the primary circuit of the latter being connected to the source of supply; also, a system of electric traction in which motors so connected are employed. The cascade system is also called
tandem system, or
concatenated system; the connection a
cascade connection,
tandem connection, or
concatenated connection, or
a concatenation; and the control of the motors so obtained a
tandem control, or
concatenation control. In the cascade system of traction the cascade connection is used for starting and for low speeds up to half speed. For full speed the short-circuited motor is cut loose from the other motor and is either left idle or (commonly) connected direct to the line. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]

n. [ See Fresco, Fresh, a. ] A cool walk; shady place. [ R. ] Maunder. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. (Zool.) A small silvery fish (Decapterus macarellus) found from Nova Scotia to Brazil. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

n. [ It. moscadello, moscatello, LL. muscatellum or muscadellum (sc. vinum), fr. muscatellus nutmeglike, dim. of muscatus smelling like musk, muscatum and muscata (sc. nux) nutmeg: cf. F. muscadelle, fr. Italian. See Musk and cf. Moschatel, Muscardin, Muscat, Nutmeg. ] See Muscatel, n. [ 1913 Webster ]

Quaffed off the muscadel. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. 1. A white grape grown esp. in the Loire Valley in France. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

2. A dry white wine from the Loire Valley in France. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

n. [ See Muscadel. ] 1. (Bot.) A name given to several very different kinds of grapes, but in America used chiefly for the scuppernong, or southern fox grape, which is said to be the parent stock of the Catawba. See Grapevine. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. (Bot.) A fragrant and delicious pear. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. (Zool.) See Muscardin. [ 1913 Webster ]

Northern muscadine (Bot.), a derivative of the northern fox grape, and scarcely an improvement upon it. --
Royal muscadine (Bot.), a European grape of great value. Its berries are large, round, and of a pale amber color. Called also golden chasselas. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Gael. & Ir. sgadan a herring. ] (Zool.) (a) A small carangoid fish (Trachurus saurus) abundant on the European coast, and less common on the American. The name is applied also to several allied species. (b) The goggler; -- called also big-eyed scad. See Goggler. (c) The friar skate. [ Scot. ] (d) The cigar fish, or round robin. [ 1913 Webster ]