Part 1716

<h1>Caudata</h1> <Xpage=228>

<hw>Cau*da"ta</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n. pl.</tt> <ety>[NL., fr. L. <ets>cauda</ets> tail.]</ety> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>See <er>Urodela</er>.</def>

<h1>Caudate, Caudated</h1> <Xpage=228>

<hw><hw>Cau"date</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <hw>Cau"da*ted</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>.<hw> <tt>a.</tt> <ety>[L. <ets>cauda</ets> tail.]</ety> <def>Having a taill; having a termination like a tail.</def>

<h1>Caudex</h1> <Xpage=228>

<hw>Cau"dex</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt>; <plu>pl. L. <plw>Caudices</plw> <tt>(#)</tt>, E. <plw>Caudexes</plw> <tt>(#)</tt>.</plu> <ety>[L.]</ety> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>The sterm of a tree., esp. a sterm without a branch, as of a palm or a tree fern; also, the pernnial rootstock of an herbaceous plant.</def>

<h1>Caudicle, Caudicula</h1> <Xpage=228>

<hw><hw>Cau"di*cle</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <hw>Cau*dic"u*la</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>,<hw> <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[Dim. of L. <ets>cauda</ets> tail, appendage.]</ety> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>A slender, elastic process, to which the masses of pollen in orchidaceous plants are attached.</def>

<h1>Caudle</h1> <Xpage=228>

<hw>Cau"dle</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[OF. <ets>caudel</ets>, F. <ets>chaudeau</ets>, dim. of LL <ets>calidum</ets> a sweet drink, fr. L. <ets>caidus</ets> warm. See <er>Caldron</er>.]</ety> <def>A kind of warm drink for sick persons, being a mixture of wine with eggs, bread, sugar, and spices.</def>

<h1>Caudle</h1> <Xpage=228>

<hw>Cau"dle</hw>, <tt>v. t.</tt> <wordforms>[<tt>imp. & p. p.</tt> <er>Caudled</er> <tt>(?)</tt>; <tt>p. pr. & vb. n.</tt> <er>Caudling</er> <tt>(?)</tt>.]</wordforms> <p><b>1.</b> <def>To make into caudle.</def>

<p><b>2.</b> <def>Too serve as a caudle to; to refresh.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark>

<i>Shak.</i>

<h1>Cauf</h1> <Xpage=228>

<hw>Cauf</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[Perh. akin to Celtic <ets>caff</ets>, <ets>cav</ets>, <ets>cau</ets>, L. <ets>cavus</ets> hollow, or to L. <ets>caphinus</ets>, Gr. <?/ basket.]</ety> <def>A chest with holes for keeping fish alive in water.</def>

<i>Philips.</i>

<h1>Caufle</h1> <Xpage=228>

<hw>Cau"fle</hw>, <tt>n.</tt> <def>A gung of slaves. Same as <er>Coffle</er>.</def>

<h1>Caught</h1> <Xpage=228>

<hw>Caught</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>imp. & p. p.</tt> <def>f <er>Catch</er>.</def>

<h1>Cauk, n., Cauker</h1> <Xpage=228>

<hw><hw>Cauk</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt>, <hw>Cauk"er</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>,<hw> <tt>n.</tt> <def>See <er>Cawk</er>, <er>Calker</er>.</def>

<h1>Caul</h1> <Xpage=228>

<hw>Caul</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[OE. <ets>calle</ets>, <ets>kelle</ets>, prob. fr. F. <ets>cale</ets>; cf. Ir. <ets>calla</ets> a veil.]</ety> <p><b>1.</b> <def>A covering of network for the head, worn by women; also, a net.</def>

<i>Spenser.</i>

<p><b>2.</b> <fld>(Anat.)</fld> <def>The fold of membrane loaded with fat, which covers more or less of the intestines in mammals; the great omentum See <er>Omentum</er>.</def>

<blockquote>The <b>caul</b> serves for warming of the lower belly. <i>Ray.</i></blockquote>