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n. The quality of being amicable; friendliness; amicableness. Ash. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ L. amicabilis, fr. amicus friend, fr. amare to love. See Amiable. ] Friendly; proceeding from, or exhibiting, friendliness; after the manner of friends; peaceable; as, an amicable disposition, or arrangement. [ 1913 Webster ]

That which was most remarkable in this contest was . . . the amicable manner in which it was managed. Prideoux. [ 1913 Webster ]

Amicable action (Law.), an action commenced and prosecuted by amicable consent of the parties, for the purpose of obtaining a decision of the court on some matter of law involved in it. Bouvier. Burrill. --
Amicable numbers (Math.), two numbers, each of which is equal to the sum of all the aliquot parts of the other. [ 1913 Webster ]

Syn. -- Friendly; peaceable; kind; harmonious. -- Amicable, Friendly. Neither of these words denotes any great warmth of affection, since friendly has by no means the same strength as its noun friendship. It does, however, imply something of real cordiality; while amicable supposes very little more than that the parties referred to are not disposed to quarrel. Hence, we speak of amicable relations between two countries, an amicable adjustment of difficulties. “Those who entertain friendly feelings toward each other can live amicably together.” [ 1913 Webster ]

n. The quality of being amicable; amicability. [ 1913 Webster ]

adv. In an amicable manner. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. The quality of being applicable or fit to be applied. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ Cf. F. aplicable, fr. L. applicare. See Apply. ] Capable of being applied; fit or suitable to be applied; having relevance; as, this observation is applicable to the case under consideration. -- Ap"pli*ca*ble*ness, n. -- Ap"pli*ca*bly, adv. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n. [ NL. (cf. It. beccabunga, G. bachbunge), fr. G. bach brook + bunge, OHG. bungo, bulb. See Beck a brook. ] See Brooklime. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Abbrev. fr. cabriolet. ] 1. A kind of close carriage with two or four wheels, usually a public vehicle. “A cab came clattering up.” Thackeray. [ 1913 Webster ]

☞ A cab may have two seats at right angles to the driver's seat, and a door behind; or one seat parallel to the driver's, with the entrance from the side or front. [ 1913 Webster ]

Hansom cab. See Hansom. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. The covered part of a locomotive, in which the engineer has his station. Knight. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Heb. qab, fr. qābab to hollow. ] A Hebrew dry measure, containing a little over two (2.37) pints. W. H. Ward. 2 Kings vi. 25. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ F. cabale cabal, cabala, LL. cabala cabala, fr. Heb. qabbālēh reception, tradition, mysterious doctrine, fr. qābal to take or receive, in Piël qibbel to adopt (a doctrine). ] 1. Tradition; occult doctrine. See Cabala. [ Obs. ] Hakewill. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. A secret. [ Obs. ] “The measuring of the temple, a cabal found out but lately.” B. Jonson. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. A number of persons united in some close design, usually to promote their private views and interests in church or state by intrigue; a secret association composed of a few designing persons; a junto. [ 1913 Webster ]

It so happend, by a whimsical coincidence, that in 1671 the cabinet consisted of five persons, the initial letters of whose names made up the word cabal; Clifford, Arlington, Buckingham, Ashley, and Lauderdale. Macaulay. [ 1913 Webster ]

4. The secret artifices or machinations of a few persons united in a close design; intrigue. [ 1913 Webster ]

By cursed cabals of women. Dryden.

Syn. -- Junto; intrigue; plot; combination; conspiracy. -- Cabal, Combination, Faction. An association for some purpose considered to be bad is the idea common to these terms. A combination is an organized union of individuals for mutual support, in urging their demands or resisting the claims of others, and may be good or bad according to circumstances; as, a combiniation of workmen or of employers to effect or to prevent a change in prices. A cabal is a secret association of a few individuals who seek by cunning practices to obtain office and power. A faction is a larger body than a cabal, employed for selfish purposes in agitating the community and working up an excitement with a view to change the existing order of things. “Selfishness, insubordination, and laxity of morals give rise to combinations, which belong particularly to the lower orders of society. Restless, jealous, ambitious, and little minds are ever forming cabals. Factions belong especially to free governments, and are raised by busy and turbulent spirits for selfish purposes”. Crabb. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. i. [ imp. & p. p. Caballed p. pr. & vb. n. Caballing ]. [ Cf. F. cabaler. ] To unite in a small party to promote private views and interests by intrigue; to intrigue; to plot. [ 1913 Webster ]

Caballing still against it with the great. Dryden. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ LL. See Cabal, n. ] 1. A kind of occult theosophy or traditional interpretation of the Scriptures among Jewish rabbis and certain mediæval Christians, which treats of the nature of god and the mystery of human existence. It assumes that every letter, word, number, and accent of Scripture contains a hidden sense; and it teaches the methods of interpretation for ascertaining these occult meanings. The cabalists pretend even to foretell events by this means. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. Secret science in general; mystic art; mystery. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Cf. F. cabalisme. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

1. The secret science of the cabalists. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. A superstitious devotion to the mysteries of the religion which one professes. [ R ] Emerson. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Cf. F. cabaliste. ] One versed in the cabala, or the mysteries of Jewish traditions. “Studious cabalists.” Swift. [ 1913 Webster ]

{ a. Of or pertaining to the cabala; containing or conveying an occult meaning; mystic. [ 1913 Webster ]

The Heptarchus is a cabalistic exposition of the first chapter of Genesis. Hallam. [ 1913 Webster ]

adv. In a cabalistic manner. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. i. [ Cf. F. cabaliser. ] To use cabalistic language. [ R ] Dr. H. More. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. One who cabals. [ 1913 Webster ]

A close caballer and tongue-valiant lord. Dryden. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n. [ Sp. See Caballero. ] An ancient Spanish land tenure similar to the English knight's fee; hence, in Spain and countries settled by the Spanish, a land measure of varying size. In Cuba it is about 33 acres; in Puerto Rico, about 194 acres; in the Southwestern United States, about 108 acres. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]

‖n. [ Sp. Cf. Cavalier. ] A knight or cavalier; hence, a gentleman. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]

a. [ L.caballinus, fr. caballus a nag. Cf. Cavalier. ] Of or pertaining to a horse. -- n. Caballine aloes. [ 1913 Webster ]

caballine aloes, an inferior and impure kind of aloes formerly used in veterinary practice; -- called also horse aloes. --
Caballine spring, the fountain of Hippocrene, on Mount Helicon; -- fabled to have been formed by a stroke from the foot of the winged horse Pegasus. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n. [ Written also cavallo. ] [ Sp., fr. L. caballus a nag. See Cavalcade. ] A horse. [ Sp. Amer. ] [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]

n. [ F. ] 1. A tavern; a house where liquors are retailed. [ Obs. as an English word. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

2. A type of restaurant where liquor and dinner is served, and entertainment is provided, as by musicians, dancers, or comedians, and usually providing space for dancing by the patrons; -- similar to a nightclub. In some cases, the performers dance or sing on the floor between the tables, after the practice of a certain class of French taverns. The term cabaret is often used in the names of such an establishment. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]

3. The type of entertainment provided in a cabaret{ 2 }. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]

‖n. [ F. ] A flat basket or frail for figs, etc.; hence, a lady's flat workbasket, reticule, or hand bag; -- often written caba. C. Bronté. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n. (Zoöl.) A species of armadillo of the genus Xenurus (Xenurus unicinctus and Xenurus hispidus); the tatouay. [ Written also kabassou. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

{ } n. [ Gr. chabazi`os one of twenty species of stones mentioned in the poem Peri` li`qwn, ascribed to Orpheus. ] (Min.) A mineral occuring in glassy rhombohedral crystals, varying in color from white to yellow or red. It is essentially a hydrous silicate of alumina and lime. Called also chabasie. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ OE. cabage, fr. F. cabus headed (of cabbages), chou cabus headed cabbage, cabbage head; cf. It. capuccio a little head, cappuccio cowl, hood, cabbage, fr. capo head, L. caput, or fr. It. cappa cape. See Chief, Cape. ] (Bot.) 1. An esculent vegetable of many varieties, derived from the wild Brassica oleracea of Europe. The common cabbage has a compact head of leaves. The cauliflower, Brussels sprouts, etc., are sometimes classed as cabbages. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. The terminal bud of certain palm trees, used, like, cabbage, for food. See Cabbage tree, below. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. The cabbage palmetto. See below. [ 1913 Webster ]

Cabbage aphis (Zoöl.), a green plant-louse (Aphis brassicæ) which lives upon the leaves of the cabbage. --
Cabbage beetle (Zoöl.), a small, striped flea-beetle (Phyllotreta vittata) which lives, in the larval state, on the roots, and when adult, on the leaves, of cabbage and other cruciferous plants. --
Cabbage fly (Zoöl.), a small two-winged fly (Anthomyia brassicæ), which feeds, in the larval or maggot state, on the roots of the cabbage, often doing much damage to the crop. --
Cabbage head, the compact head formed by the leaves of a cabbage; -- contemptuously or humorously, and colloquially, a very stupid and silly person; a numskull. --
Cabbage palmetto, a species of palm tree (Sabal Palmetto) found along the coast from North Carolina to Florida. --
Cabbage rose (Bot.), a species of rose (Rosa centifolia) having large and heavy blossoms. --
Cabbage tree,
Cabbage palm, a name given to palms having a terminal bud called a cabbage, as the Sabal Palmetto of the United States, and the Euterpe oleracea and Oreodoxa oleracea of the West Indies. --
Sea cabbage.(Bot.) (a) Sea kale (b). The original Plant (Brassica oleracea), from which the cabbage, cauliflower, broccoli, etc., have been derived by cultivation. --
Thousand-headed cabbage. See Brussels sprouts. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. i. To form a head like that the cabbage; as, to make lettuce cabbage. Johnson. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. i. [ imp. & p. p. Cabbaged p. pr. & vb. n. Cabbaging ] [ F.cabasser, fr. OF. cabas theft; cf. F. cabas basket, and OF. cabuser to cheat. ] To purloin or embezzle, as the pieces of cloth remaining after cutting out a garment; to pilfer. [ 1913 Webster ]

Your tailor . . . cabbages whole yards of cloth. Arbuthnot. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. Cloth or clippings cabbaged or purloined by one who cuts out garments. [ 1913 Webster ]

(Zoöl.), a white butterfly (Pieris rapæ of both Europe and America, and the allied Pieris oleracea, a native American species) which, in the larval state, devours the leaves of the cabbage and the turnip. See also Cabbage worm, below. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. (Zoöl.), the larva of several species of moths and butterflies, which attacks cabbages. The most common is the toxic green larva of a white butterfly, the cabbage butterfly, (Pieris rapæ). The cabbage cutworms, which eat off the stalks of young plants during the night, are the larvæ of several species of moths, of the genus Agrotis. See Cutworm. larva of a cabbage butterfly. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

n. One who works at cabbling. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. (Metal.) The process of breaking up the flat masses into which wrought iron is first hammered, in order that the pieces may be reheated and wrought into bar iron. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Gael. cabar. ] A pole or beam, esp. one used in Gaelic games for tossing as a trial of strength. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]

{ ‖‖ } n. [ Pg. cabeça, F. cabesse. ] The finest kind of silk received from India. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Sp., properly, big head. Cf. Cavesson. ] (Zoöl.) A California fish (Hemilepidotus spinosus), allied to the sculpin. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Native South American name. ] (Zoöl.) The capybara. See Capybara. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ OF. caban, fr. W. caban booth, cabin, dim. of cab cot, tent; or fr. F. cabane, cabine, LL. cabanna, perh. from the Celtic. ] 1. A cottage or small house; a hut. Swift. [ 1913 Webster ]

A hunting cabin in the west. E. Everett. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. A small room; an inclosed place. [ 1913 Webster ]

So long in secret cabin there he held
Her captive. Spenser. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. A room in ship for officers or passengers. [ 1913 Webster ]

Cabin boy, a boy whose duty is to wait on the officers and passengers in the cabin of a ship. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. i. [ imp. & p. p. Cabined p. pr. & vb. n. Cabining. ] To live in, or as in, a cabin; to lodge. [ 1913 Webster ]

I'll make you . . . cabin in a cave. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. To confine in, or as in, a cabin. [ 1913 Webster ]

I am cabined, cribbed, confined, bound in
To saucy doubts and fears. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. i. [ imp. & p. p. Cabineted; p. pr. & vb. n. Cabineting. ] To inclose [ R. ] Hewyt. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Suitable for a cabinet; small. [ 1913 Webster ]

He [ Varnhagen von Ense ] is a walking cabinet edition of Goethe. For. Quar. Rev. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ F., dim. of cabine or cabane. See Cabin, n. ] 1. A hut; a cottage; a small house. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

Hearken a while from thy green cabinet,
The rural song of careful Colinet. Spenser. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. A small room, or retired apartment; a closet. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. A private room in which consultations are held. [ 1913 Webster ]

Philip passed some hours every day in his father's cabinet. Prescott. [ 1913 Webster ]

4. The advisory council of the chief executive officer of a nation; a cabinet council. [ 1913 Webster ]

☞ In England, the cabinet or cabinet council consists of those privy councilors who actually transact the immediate business of the government. Mozley & W. -- In the United States, the cabinet is composed of the heads of the executive departments of the government, namely, the Secretary of State, of the Treasury, of War, of the Navy, of the Interior, and of Agiculture, the Postmaster-general, and the Attorney-general. [ 1913 Webster ]

5. (a) A set of drawers or a cupboard intended to contain articles of value. Hence: (b) A decorative piece of furniture, whether open like an étagère or closed with doors. See étagère. [ 1913 Webster ]

6. Any building or room set apart for the safe keeping and exhibition of works of art, etc.; also, the collection itself. [ 1913 Webster ]

Cabinet council. (a) Same as Cabinet, n., 4 (of which body it was formerly the full title). (b) A meeting of the cabinet. --
Cabinet councilor, a member of a cabinet council. --
Cabinet photograph, a photograph of a size smaller than an imperial, though larger than a carte de visite. --
Cabinet picture, a small and generally highly finished picture, suitable for a small room and for close inspection. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. One whose occupation is to make cabinets or other choice articles of household furniture, as tables, bedsteads, bureaus, etc. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. The art or occupation of making the finer articles of household furniture. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. The art or occupation of working upon wooden furniture requiring nice workmanship; also, such furniture. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. One of the Cabiri. [ 1913 Webster ]