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A person who stands at the door of an omnibus to open and shut it, and to receive fares; an idle hanger-on about innyards. [Eng.] Dickens.

Of or pertaining to landed property. Cadastral survey, or Cadastral map, a survey, map, or plan on a large scale (Usually topographical map, which exaggerates the dimensions of houses and the breadth of roads and streams, for the sake of distinctness. Brande & C.

An official statement of the quantity and value of real estate for the purpose of apportioning the taxes payable on such property.

A dead human body; a corpse.

Of, pertaining to, or resembling, a corpse, or the changes produced by death; cadaverous; as, cadaveric rigidity. Dunglison. Cadaveric alkaloid, an alkaloid generated by the processes of decomposition in dead animal bodies, and thought by some to be the cause of the poisonous effects produced by the bodies. See Ptomain…

A sirupy, nontoxic ptomaine, C5H14N2 (chemically pentamethylene diamine), formed in putrefaction of flesh, etc.

Having the appearance or color of a dead human body; pale; ghastly; as, a cadaverous look.

See Caddice.

The larva of a caddice fly. These larvæ generally live in cylindrical cases, open at each end, and covered externally with pieces of broken shells, gravel, bits of wood, etc. They are a favorite bait with anglers. Called also caddice worm, or caddis worm. Caddice fly (Zoöl.), a species of trichopterous insect, whose la…

A kind of worsted lace or ribbon. "Caddises, cambrics, lawns." Shak.

Like a cad; lowbred and presuming.

A jackdaw. [Prov. Eng.]

A small box, can, or chest to keep tea in.

Bred by hand; domesticated; petted. He brought his cade lamb with him. Sheldon.

The act or state of declining or sinking. [Obs.] Now was the sun in western cadence low. Milton.

d families; distinction between the members of a family according to their ages. Marks of cadency (Her.), bearings indicating the position of the bearer as older or younger son, or as a descendant of an older or younger son. See Difference (Her.).

A species of inferior carpet imported from the Levant. McElrath.

Falling. [R.] "Cadent tears." Shak.

c flourish or flight of ornament in the course of a piece, commonly just before the final cadence.

See Cadre.