Part 1537

<h1>Caffeine</h1> <Xpage=201>

<hw>Caf*fe"ine</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[Cf. F. <ets>caf\'82ine</ets>. See <er>Coffee</er>.]</ety> <fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>A white, bitter, crystallizable substance, obtained from coffee. It is identical with the alkaloid <altname>theine</altname> from tea leaves, and with <altname>guaranine</altname> from guarana.</def>

<h1>Caffetannic</h1> <Xpage=201>

<hw>Caf`fe*tan"nic</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt> <ety>[<ets>Caffe</ets>ic + <ets>tannic</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>Pertaining to, or derived from, the tannin of coffee.</def>

<cs><col>Caffetannic acid</col>, <cd>a variety of tannin obtained from coffee berries, regarded as a glucoside.</cd></cs>

<h1>Caffila</h1> <Xpage=201>

<hw>Caf"fi*la</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[Ar.]</ety> <def>See <er>Cafila</er>.</def>

<h1>Caffre</h1> <Xpage=201>

<hw>Caf"fre</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <def>See <er>Kaffir</er>.</def>

<h1>Cafila, Cafileh</h1> <Xpage=201>

<hw><hw>Ca"fi*la</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <hw>Ca"fi*leh</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>,<hw> <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[Ar.]</ety> <def>A caravan of travelers; a military supply train or government caravan; a string of pack horses.</def>

<h1>Caftan</h1> <Xpage=201>

<hw>Caf"tan</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[Turk. <ets>qaft\'ben</ets>: cf. F. <ets>cafetan</ets>.]</ety> <def>A garment worn throughout the Levant, consisting of a long gown with sleeves reaching below the hands. It is generally fastened by a belt or sash.</def>

<h1>Caftan</h1> <Xpage=201>

<hw>Caf"tan</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>v. t.</tt> <def>To clothe with a caftan.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark>

<blockquote>The turbaned and <b>caftaned</b> damsel. <i>Sir W. Scott.</i></blockquote>

<h1>Cag</h1> <Xpage=201>

<hw>Cag</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <def>See <er>Keg</er>.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<h1>Cage</h1> <Xpage=201>

<hw>Cage</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[F. <ets>cage</ets>, fr. L. <ets>cavea</ets> cavity, cage, fr. <ets>cavus</ets> hollow. Cf. <er>Cave</er>, <tt>n.</tt>, <er>Cajole</er>, <er>Gabion</er>.]</ety>

<p><b>1.</b> <def>A box or inclosure, wholly or partly of openwork, in wood or metal, used for confining birds or other animals.</def>

<blockquote>In his <b>cage</b>, like parrot fine and gay. <i>Cowper.</i></blockquote>

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<p><b>2.</b> <def>A place of confinement for malefactors</def>

<i>Shak.</i>

<blockquote>Stone walls do not a prison make, Nor iron bars <b>a cage</b>. <i>Lovelace.</i></blockquote>

<p><b>3.</b> <fld>(Carp.)</fld> <def>An outer framework of timber, inclosing something within it; as the <i>cage</i> of a staircase.</def>

<i>Gwilt.</i>