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CA'A-A'PIA, the Brazilian name of the 

 Dorstenia braziliensig, the root of which 

 is chewed by the natives; it has thtr 

 same effect as ipecacuanha. 



CA'ABA, a square stone edifice in the 

 temple of Mecca, being the part princi- 

 pally reverenced by the Mohammedans, 

 and to which they always direct them- 

 selves in prayer. The direction is ascer- 

 tained in distant parts by a little pocket 

 compass called a kiblet or director. 



CA'A-EO, the Brazilian name of two spe- 

 cies of acacia, vix., the Mimosa sensitiva, 

 and Mimosa pwiica. 



CAAPI'BA, the Brazilian name of thePn- 

 reira brai-a, called by the Portuguese 

 Cipodas cobras. 



CAB. 1. A Hebrew measure (3p kab) 

 equal to the sixth part of a seak or satum, 

 and containing about 2| imperial pints. 



2. An alchemical name of gold. 



3. An abbreviation of the word cabriolet. 



CABA'L. 1. In British hisf-ory, one of the 

 cabinets of Charles II., which consisted of 

 five men famous for their intrigues: 

 Clifford, Ashley, Buckingham, Arlington, 

 and Xauderdale ; the initial letters of 

 Whose names form this word. 2. A be- 

 verage made in Portugal by bruising 

 20 Ibs. of raisins, and saturating them 

 with white wine during three months. 

 The mixture is rich, clear, and agreeable. 



CAB'ALA, -, Terms derived from the 



C, 



C. 



c, 



CA'BCLA, ) Syr. to accuse ; and appl 

 to a mystical interpretation of the Pen- 

 tateuch, alleged to have been received 

 from the Deity by Moses, and transmitted 

 by an uninterrupted tradition through 

 Joshua and the seventy elders to the Rab- 

 binical doctors. In a general way the 

 term cabala is applied to the whole sys- 

 tem of occult philosophy of the Rabbins, 

 which chiefly consisted in understanding 

 the combinations of certain letters, words, 

 and numbers. Every letter, word, num- 

 ber, and accent of the law is supposed to 

 contain a mystery, and the cabalists pre- 

 tended to foretell events by the study of 

 this science. 



CAB'ALIST. 1. One who professes the 

 Study of the cabala. 2. In French com- 

 merce, a factor or agent. 



CAB'ALLIN E ALOES, horse-aloes ; a coarse 

 sort of aloe, so called because it is given 

 only to horses. 



CAB'BAOE, a name common to all the 

 plants of the genus Brassica (q. v.). Of 

 the garden cabbage there are many va- 

 rieties: the chief are the drumhtad, the 

 tavoy, the cauliflower, the broccoli, the 

 Ervssels-sprouts, the sugar-loaf, the cole- 

 wort, and the early-market. 



CAB'BAQE-TREB. 1. The Cacalia Kleinia, 

 iuch has a compound shrubby sUilk re- 



sembling that of a cab\-ga. It grows 

 naturally in the Canary Islands, and has 

 long been cultivated in English gardens, 

 where it is more commonly called the 

 carnation-tree, from the shape of its leaves 



and the colour of its flowers. 2. The 



Andira inermis or Geoffroya inermis, Lin., 

 a lofty tree (from 170 to 200 feet) of the 

 East and West Indies, and other hot cli- 

 mates. It bears on the top a substance 

 called oabbage, lying in thin, snow-white, 

 brittle flakes, in taste resembling an 

 almond, but sweeter: this is boiled. and 

 eaten with flesh like other vegetables. 

 The fibres of the leaves, which somewhat 

 resemble those of our common garden- 

 cabbage, are used to make cordage and 

 nets ; and the internal bark of the tree is 

 much \ised in this country in medicine. 

 The tree is also called the cabbage-palm. 

 CAB'BALA. See CABALA. 

 CABE'CA, a name given to the finest silks 

 of the East Indies : the inferior qualities 

 are called barina. 



CAB'EZOS, in Spam, a register of the dif- 

 ferent taxes paid to government, and of 

 the names of the contributors: cabeza, 

 head, person. 



CAB'IN, an apartment in a ship for of- 

 ficers and passengers. The bed-places in 

 ships are sometimes also calk d cabins, but 

 more commonly berths. Berth is used like- 

 wise for the room where a number of 

 men mess and reside. The same name is 

 also applied to the huts and cottages of 

 poor people and savager, from the Celtic 

 word cab, a hut or booth. 

 CAB'INET, dim. of cabin. 1. A small 



apartment adjoining a larger one. 2. 



The most retired part of a private dwell- 

 ing, designed for work study, amuse- 

 ment, or for collections of valuable arti- 

 cles. 3. In the abode of a prince, the 



cabinet is a room set apart for the ruler's 

 particular use ; also the apartment where 

 " ,e transacts government business, advises 

 with his counsellors, and issues his de- 

 crees: hence, in political language, the 

 cabinet is put for the government, as the 

 Cabinet of London, &c. &c. 4. A ca- 

 binet is any part of a building, or one or 

 more whole buildings, where are pre- 

 served valuable collections of paintings 

 and other curiosities, making up the 

 contents of a museum, and by metonymy, 

 the name is applied to the collections 



themselves. 5. A little insulated build- 



ng in a garden, serving as a place of 

 retirement, and to enjoy the fresh air 

 under cover. 



CAB'INET-COCN'CIL, the confidential 

 council of a prince or executive magis- 

 trate. 



CAB'IRI (;saf/). Sacred priests or 

 deified heroes, venerated by the Pagans 

 .s the authors of religion and the founders 

 of the human race. The name lit. ml 7 



