Emily Dickinson Lexicon

CA-CHE', n. [Fr.]

A hole in the ground for hiding and preserving provisions which it is inconvenient to carry; used by settlers in the West.

CA-CHEC'TIC, or CA-CHEC'TICAL, n. [See Cachexy.]

Having an ill habit of body; of a deranged or vitiated state of the body without fever. – Coxe.

CACH-ET, n. [Fr. from cacher, to conceal, pron. casha.]

A seal. Lettre de cachet, a private letter of state.

CA-CHEX'Y, n. [Gr. καχεξια, from κακος, ill, and εξις, habit, from εχω, to have.]

A vicious state of the powers of the body; a deranged state of the constitution, without fever or nervous disease. – Encyc. Coxe.

CACH-IN-NA'TION, n. [L. cachinnatio.]

Loud laughter. [Little used.]

CACH'O-LONG, n. [said to be from Cach, the name of a river in Bucharia, and cholon, a Calmuc word for stone.]

A variety of chalcedony, which is a subspecies of quartz, usually milk-white, sometimes grayish or yellowish white; opake or slightly translucent at the edges. Its fracture is even, or conchoidal with large cavities, sometimes dull, sometimes pearly or glossy. It often envelops common chalcedony, the two minerals being united by insensible shades. It also associates with flint and semi-opal. – Cleaveland.

CACK, v.i. [L. caco.]

To ease the body by stool. – Pope.

CACK'ER-EL, n. [said to be from L. caco.]

A fish which is said to void excrements when pursued. Others say, a fish which eaten produces lax bowels. – Skinner. Johnson.

CACK'LE, n.

1. The broken noise of a goose or hen. – Dryden.
2. Idle talk; silly prattle. – Johnson.

CACK'LE, v. [D. kaakelen, to chatter; Ger. gackern, to cackle, to gaggle; D. gaggelen, to chatter; Eng. gaggle and giggle; Dan. kagler, to cluck, as a hen; Sp. cacarear, to cackle or crow.]

1. To make a particular noise, as a goose or a hen. – Dryden. Shak.
2. To laugh with a broken noise, like the cackling of a goose; to giggle, which is a word from the same root. – Arbuthnot.
3. To prate; to prattle; to tattle; to talk in a silly manner. – Johnson.

CACK'LER, n.

1. A fowl that cackles.
2. A tell-tale; a tattler. – Johnson.

CACK'LING, n.

The broken noise of a goose or hen. Rome was saved by the cackling of a goose.

CACK'LING, ppr.

Making the noise of a goose or hen. – Johnson.

CAC-O-CHYM'IC, or CAC-O-CHYM'IC-AL, a. [See Cacochymy.]

Having the fluids of the body vitiated, especially the blood. – Encyc.

CAC'O-CHYM-Y, n. [Gr. κακοχυμια, of κακος, ill, and χυμος, juice.]

A vicious state of the vital humors, especially of the blood, arising from a disorder of the secretions or excretions, or from contagion. – Encyc.

CAC-OD-E'MON, n. [Gr. κακος, evil and δαιμων, a demon.]

An evil spirit. – Shak.

CAC-O-E'THES, n. [Gr. κακοηθεια; κακος, vicious, and ηθος, manners.]

1. A bad custom or habit; bad disposition.
2. In medicine, an incurable ulcer. – Coxe.

CA-COG'RA-PHY, n. [Gr. κακος and γραφω.]

Bad spelling.

CA-COL'O-GY, n. [Gr. κακος and λογος.]

Bad speaking.

CA-CO-PHON'IC, or CA-CO-PHON'ICAL, a.

Sounding harshly.

CA-COPH'O-NY, n. [Gr. κακος, ill, and φωνη, voice.]

1. In rhetoric, an uncouth or disagreeable sound of words, proceeding from the meeting of harsh letters or syllables. – Encyc.
2. In medicine, a depraved voice; on altered state of the voice. – Coxe. Encyc.
3. In music, a combination of discordant sounds.

CAC'O-TECH-NY, n. [Gr. κακος and τεχνη.]

A corrupt art.

CAC'O-TRO-PHY, n. [Gr. κακος and τρωφη.]

Bad food or bad nutrition. – Coxe.

CA-CU'MIN-ATE, v.t.

To make sharp or pointed.

CA-DA'VER, n. [L.]

A corpse.