cabre 
she-goat, fein. of caper, a he-goat: see <v//"/-i. 
Cf. cabriole.'] In In r.. represented as rearing: 
said of ti horse. 
cabrerite (ka-bro'rit), . [< Cabrera (nee del'.) 
T -/''-.] A hydrous arseniate nf niekel and 
magnesium, occurring in fibrous or granular 
masses of mi apple-green color: first found in 
the Sierra < ';il>n in. Spain. 
cabrilla ^ka-liril'a; Sp. prnn. kii-lm'-'lyiii. 11. 
[Sp.. a fish (sec ilef. ()), " prawn, also a little 
goat, dim. of en lira, a goat : < w/xT 1 .] A name 
of certain serranoid lislics. (, ( ) h Spain. Strrmn 
<-iili,-illa, a fish of tin- Meditcnam -an. Sn ,s. , , ,t ii it x. (6) 
l-'.jiin.'i'll, /I'* < il/'i'' <i/"..- , n fish ..I' a brown color, illl round 
(lark .-pols ;ui<l t\\" larje lilark ones at the hil.su of the 
spinoiis iloixal !in. partly extending <ni the tin. and with a 
few roil 111 led pa If .spots nil the hod\, and all tin' tin- spot- 
ted. It is common ill tin- <'ariMieali sea anil alnn- the 
Florida coast, and is an excellent fouil-H.sli. (r) I'nfii'i 
brax i-lfitlinitii*, a Bnjllb*gn6n tlsh with otiscurc liri>ail 
dusky streaks and bars which form reticulations nn the 
sides, an, I shaded with dark color alonn the middle of the 
sides. It abounds .-iloirj the southern coast of California. 
Cabriolet (kab'ri-61), n. Same as capriole. 
cabriolet (kab-ri-o-la'), " [= Gr. kabrinlet = 
Bohera. kabrioletka, etc., < F. cabriolet, dim., (. 
cabriole, a leap: see capriole. Now shortened to 
cab: seecnfc 1 .] Properly, a covered one-horse 
carriage witli t wo wheels : now often made with 
four wheels and a calash top. See ca/H. 
cabrit (kab'rit), n. [< Sp. enhrito, a kid. = OF. 
eabrit, V. enliri, a kid, = 1'r. cubril, < ML. oapri- 
ttts, a goat, < L. caper, a goat.] A name of the 
American pronghorn, Antihcapra antertcaiia. 
cabrite (kab'rit), n. [NL. Cabrita, appar. < 
Sp. cubrila, a she-kid, kidskin dressed, fern, of 
cabrito, a kid, dim. of cabra, a goat.] A lizard 
of the family Lacertida; Cabrita leschnoulti, 
with the lower eyelid partly transparent and 
movable. It is an inhabitant of central and 
southern India. 
cabrouet (kab-ro'et), H. [Appar. a modification 
of cabriolet, q. v.] A kind of cart used on sugar- 
plantations in the southern United States. 
cab-stand (kab'stand), n. A place where cabs 
stand for hire. 
caburet, " A small Brazilian owl, the choliba 
of Azara, the Scops brotMeiutt of modern nat- 
uralists. [Not in use.] 
caburnt (kab'ern), . [Origin unknown; said 
to bo connected with cabled] Naut., a small 
line made of spun-yarn, to bind cables, seize 
tackles, etc. 
cacagoguet (kak'a-gog), n. [< Gr. muni/, excre- 
ment, + (i>u}<if, drawing, leading, < byetv, drive, 
lead.] An ointment made of alum and honey, 
applied to the anus to produce evacuation. 
cacain (ka-ka'iu), n. [< cacao + - 2 .] Inchem., 
the essential principle of cacao. 
Cacalia (ka-ka'li-ii), n. [L., < (Jr. KanaUa, a 
plant not identified, perhaps colt's-foot.] A 
genus of Composite, nearly related to Senecio, 
with which it is sometimes united, but mostly 
of different habit. The species are white-flowered 
perennials, natives of North America and Asia ; nine are 
found ill the eastern United States. Commonly known as 
I ntliau I'lant'tin. 
cacam (kak'am), n. [Ar. Heb. Miakham.] A 
wise man: an official designation among the 
Jews, synonymous with rabbin. Coles, 1717. 
They have It [the Law] stuck in the jamlis of their dores, 
and covered with glasse ; written by their eaeanu, and 
signed with the names of God. 
Sandy*, Travalles (1852), p. 114. 
The Talmud is stuffed with the traditions of their Rnh- 
Wiw and Cactini.1. //,../,/(, Letters, ii. s. 
cacao (ka-ka'6), ti. [= D. Dan. Sw. Q. Rugs., 
etc., kakao = F. cacao = It. caccao, < Sp. caco = 
Pg. cacao, cacau, < Mex. cacauatl, cacao (accord- 
ing to Sefior Jesus Sanchez, orig. a Nahuatl 
word). Cf. Sp. cacahual, cacaotal = Pg. ca- 
caual, a plantation of chocolate-trees; Pg. ea- 
catteiro = P. cacaoyer, a chocolate-tree. See 
cocoa 2 .] The chocolate-tree, Thcobroma cacao, 
natural order Stcrcnliacea: The cacao Is a small 
evergreen tree, from H( to in feet hiiHi when growing wild, 
a native of tropical America, and much cultivated there 
and to some extent in Asin and Africa. Its fruit is a some- 
what itear-shaped pointed pod, in furrowed, from fi to 10 
inches long, and contains ntnneroiis ];u-e seeds emhedded 
in n sweet pulp. These seeds are very nutritive, contain 
intf 50 per cent, of fat, are of nu ai:i- cahle tlavor, and are 
used, both in tli ir fresh state and when dried, as an arti- 
cle of food. The seed* when roasted and divested of their 
husks and crushed are known as coroa-nib*. These are 
wound into an oily past*, and mixed with sujtar and tla- 
vorinu' matters, to make chocolate, the most important 
product of the cacao. (See <-l,i;'f<it- . * Ooooi ' "iiNi>ts of 
the nibs alone, either nut-round or ground, dried, and 
|M)wdered, or of the crude paste dried in Hakes, lltoma 
consists ,.t flic dry powder of the seeds after a thorough 
evprcssion of the oil. A decoction is also made from the 
husks alone, under the name of <-<n-"ii *7"V/\. These silli- 
stanccs, eontaininu the alkaloid thcouromine, analogous 
740 
t" thcln and caffetn, are very vit<*tmlve1y UM<1 u suUti 
tutrs for tt-a and rolfuv. The <>il from the st-eds, called 
"ft, i-, in 
solid at ordinary 
trtiilu-ruturea.Mid 
haa a pleasant 
odor and choco- 
late-like tute. It 
la used for snp- 
P< >.-it . n i, .-. and fur 
making soup, po- 
MKititiu-, t'l.-. 
cacao - butter 
(ka-ka'6-buf- 
er), . The 
oil expressed 
from the seeds 
of the choco- 
late-tree, Tltto- 
broma cacao. 
See i-neilo. 
cacao-nut (ka- 
ka'6-nut), n. 
The fruit of 
the Theobroma 
cacao. See ca- 
cao, 
cacatedt, a. [< 
L. cacatu*, pp. 
of caeare : seecacfc 1 .] Defiled with excrement. 
If your grace please to lie rakatcd, say so. 
Mitldleton, Masiringer, and Rotrlttt, The Old Law, v. 1. 
cacatory (kak'a-to-ri), a. [< NL. cacatoriux, 
< L. as if *cac'W, < caeare, pp. cacatus: see 
cac/jl.] Pertaining to or characterized by the 
discharge of excrement from the bowels. 
Cacatory fever, a kind of intermittent fever accom- 
panied by copious alvine discharges. 
Oacatua (kak-a-tu'a), n. [NL. (Vieillot, 1818), 
< Malay kakatua : seecocfcntoo.] Agenuspf par- 
rots, of the family 1'sittacidee and subfamily Ca- 
catuina;, containing the typical cockatoos. The 
species are of rather large size for this family, with short, 
square tails, and a beautiful erectile crest ; white is the 
usual color, the ci 
There are upward < 
Fruiting Branch of Cacao ( 
caeaf). 
usual color, the crest being tinged with yellow or rosy. 
are upward of 14 species, all East Indian, Papuan, or 
Australian. C. yalrrita is the large sulphur-crested cocka- 
. . 
too; C. ffu/pAurai, the smaller sulphur-crested ; other spe- 
cies are C. dttcvrpti, C. leadbeaUn, and C. ntseicnyilla. In 
Cacatua proper there is only one carotid artery, an anom- 
aly in this group of bints. Also later called Plyctolophux. 
See cut under eocJfcafoo. 
Cacatuidse (kak-a-tu'i-de), n. pi. [NL., < Ca- 
catua + -idae.'] the cockatoos as a separate 
family of birds. See Cacatuina;. 
Cacatuinae (kak'a-tu-i'ne), n. pi. [NL., < Ca- 
catua, + -in<e.] The cockatoos, a subfamily of 
Psittacida:, represented by Cacatua. They have 
the orbital ring completely ossified, a bony bridge over 
the temporal fossa, the left carotid artery normal, and 
no ambiens muscle. They are birds of medium and large 
size, with greatly hooked bills, short square tails, and an 
erectile crest. Besides the genus Cacatua and its sub- 
divisions, containing the white cockatoos, this group in- 
cludes Cali/ptttrhynchujt, the black cockatoos, and Micro- 
gtom, cockatoos with very large bills and slender tongues. 
All are included in the geographical range given for Coca- 
lua. The subfamily is sometimes raised to the rank of a 
family under the name of Cacatuidfe. Also called I' ! 
totophiiux. 
Caccabin (kak-a-bi'ne), n. pi. [NL. (G. K. 
Gray, 1855), < Caccabis + -in<e.] A subfamily 
of gallinaceans, of the family Tetraonidte or 
Perdicidce, typified by the genus Caccabis; the 
rock-partridges of the old world. Besides the sev- 
eral species of Cactabi*, this group includes Lenea niri- 
rola of Tibet, and the Asiatic species of Tetraogallu*. 
The term is not much used, the species being generally 
associated with the I'frdicintr. 
Caccabis (kak'a-bis), H. [NL. (Kaup, 1829), < 
Gr. nuao/Mf, another form of KOWHJ/^ (usually 
called Tttpttt), a 
cachibou 
l:ii*h-lot. 1>. I., mint; of unknown origin, per- 
liaps Kskillio: el'. Creetilntiil kii/Htitil:" (\\eli- 
ster's Diet.). French etymologists, derive the 
F. word from Hie 10. , and tliat from Catalan 
i/iiiehal, tooth, "iM^euuse the animal is armed 
with teeth."] 1. A name of the sperm-whale, 
Vhyxtter or Catndon marroci /iliiilitx, a large, 
toothed cetacean of the family J'liynetfrida; or 
Catodontidtr, having teeth in the lower jaw, and 
an enormous blunt head, in a cavity of which 
spermaceti is contained, ami somel lines attain- 
ing a length of 80 feet . n,. . aehalot Ugreg.c 
in herds sometimes of several hundred individuals, 
and feeds clileny on cephalo|Hls. The mouth contains no 
whalebone. The blulilier yields the flue oil known at 
sperm-oil, and ambergris, a kind of Irezoar, is found in the 
alimentary (anal. See cut under I'lii/trtrr. 
2. pi. The sperm-whales as a family of ceta- 
ceans ; the I'nyseteridtf. [In this sense the word 
is chiefly a book-name.] 
cache 1 (kash), H. [F., < cacher, hide, < L. co- 
acttire, press together, constrain, force, freq. 
of cogere, constrain, force: see cogent. The 
term was adopted into E. from the speech of 
the Canadian voyageurs of the Hudson's Bay 
country.] 1. A place of concealment, especial- 
ly in the grouna or under a cairn. 2. A store 
of provisions or other things deposited in such 
a place of concealment, for present convenience 
or for future use. 
After breakfast I started across the Hoe for Cape Kiley, 
to bruig on i>o:u il my cache of Monday last. 
H. M'C'unnictf Arctic and Antarctic Voyages, I. 90. 
Greater care should be taken in the caching of pro- 
visions, for frequently in Lieutenant (ireely's Ifook men- 
tion is made of a eaehe found, either partially devoured 
by bears, wolves, or foxes, or rendered uneatable by mould. 
WeitMiiuter Ret., C'XXV. 485. 
cache 1 (kash), r. t. ; pret. and pp. cached, ppr. 
caching. [< cacAel, .] To conceal, generally 
by burying in the ground or under a cairn. 
We left Irving Bay on the 80th of June, caching all our 
heavy stuff in order to lighten the sled as much as pos- 
sible. H'. //. Gilder, Schwatka s Search, p. 131. 
Spear and arrow heads have Keen found cached. 
Smithnmian lleijort, 1881. p. 661. 
cache' 2 t, v. A Middle English form of catch 1 . 
Chaucer. 
cachectic (ka-kek'tik), a. [< L. cachecticus, < 
Gr. Kax eKTiK ^f> ( Ka X c *;' a t cachexy : see cacAery.] 
Pertaining to or characterized by cachexy. 
Miss Letty was altogether too wholesome ... a younn 
gfr) fo lie a model, according to the flat-chested and rn- 
cheet ic pattern. O. W. Holme*, Elsie Venner, xvii. 
cachectical (ka-kek'ti-kal), a. Same as ca- 
partridge. Cf. 
ruckle.] Agenus 
ofold-worldpar- 
tridges. some- 
times giving 
name to a sub- 
family Cacca- 
bince ; the typi- 
cal rock-par- 
tridges. C.mznli- 
lit, C. ruja, and C. 
pftrona are Euro- 
pean species; oth- 
ers Inhabit north- 
ern Africa and 
Asia. C. rivals the 
common red-legged 
partridge ; C. petro- 
M IB the Barbary 
partridge. 
cacchet, r. A Middle English form of onto* 1 . 
cacbaemia, cachaemic. See eaeliemia. enehemic. 
cachalot (kaeli'- or kash'a-lot), . [Also cach- 
nliit ; F. cachalot. Sp. mrlialoti; K'uss. kagha- 
lotu, G. kaschalol. hischi-lot. Sw. kafditlot, Dan, 
Red-legged Partridge (Cacc 
Young and florid Mood rather than vapid and cafhecti- 
col. Arlmthnot, Effects of Air. 
cachelcoma (kak-el-ko'mft), H.; pi. cachelcn- 
mata (-ma-ta). [NL., < Gr. Kan6f, bad, -f- it.no- 
fia, sore, ulcer, < f/lxow, ulcerate, < f/Uoc = L. 
ttlcus, ulcer: see ulcer.] A foul or malignant 
ulcer. 
cachemia (ka-ke'mi-ft), n. [NL., < Gr. w;, 
bad, + a'tfia, blood.] A morbid state of the 
blood. Also spelled cacJuemia. 
cachemic (ka-ke'mik), a. [< cachemia + -if.] 
Afflicted with cachemia. Also spelled cacha^nir. 
cachemire (kash'mer), w. A French spelling 
of caxhmere. 
cache-pot (kash'pot), . [< F. cacher, hide, + 
pot, pot.] An ornamental pot or covering for 
concealing a common flower-pot containing 
plants kept in an apartment. 
cachet (ka-sha'), . [F., < cacher, hide: see 
cache 1 , n.] A seal. Lettre de cachet, in Frmch 
hint., a letter or order under sea] ; a private letter of state : 
a name given especially to a written order proceeding from 
and signed by the king, and countersigned l-y a secretary of 
state, and used at first as an occasional means of delaying 
the course of justice, but later, in the seventeenth and 
eighteenth centuries, as a warrant for the imprisonment 
without trial of a person obnoxious for any reason to the 
government, often for life or for a long period, and on 
frivolous pretexts. Lettres de cachet were abolished at 
the Revolution. 
cachexia (ka-kek'si-S), n. [NL. : see cachexy-] 
Same as eachejr;/. 
cachexy (ka-kek'si), ii. [< NL. cnchejria, < Gr. 
Kaxt'ia, < Ka/.of, bad, + ff<f, habit, < fjv, have.] 
A morbid condition of the body, resulting 
either from general disease (as syphilitic ca- 
chexy) or from a local disease Negro cachexy, 
a propensity for eating dirt, peculiar to the natives of the 
West Indies and Africa. 
cachibou (kash'i-bo), n. [Native name.] An 
aromatic resin obtained from liurmra ijummi- 
fera, a tree of the West Indies, Mexico, and 
Central America. It resembles carauna. from 
an allied tree of the same region. Also called 
chibou. 
