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n. [ F. cachalot. ] (Zoöl.) The sperm whale (Physeter macrocephalus). It has in the top of its head a large cavity, containing an oily fluid, which, after death, concretes into a whitish crystalline substance called spermaceti. See Sperm whale. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ F., a hiding place, fr. cacher to conceal, to hide. ] 1. A hole in the ground, or other hiding place, for concealing and preserving provisions which it is inconvenient to carry. Kane. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. That which is hidden in a cache{ 2 }; a hoard; a stockpile. [ PJC ]

3. (Computers) A form of memory in a computer which has a faster access time than most of main memory, and is usually used to store the most frequently accessed data in main memory during execution of a program. [ PJC ]

v. t. To store in a cache{ 1 }. [ PJC ]

{ } a. [ L. cachecticus, Gr. &unr_;&unr_;&unr_;&unr_;&unr_;&unr_;&unr_;&unr_;&unr_;: cf. F. cachectique. ] Having, or pertaining to, cachexia; as, cachectic remedies; cachectical blood. Arbuthnot. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖ ‖/mhw>, n. [ NL., fr. Gr. &unr_; bad + &unr_; blood. ] (Med.) A degenerated or poisoned condition of the blood. -- Ca*chæ"mic, Ca*che"mic a. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]

‖n. [ F., fr. cacher to hide + pot a pot. ] An ornamental casing for a flowerpot, of porcelain, metal, paper, etc. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n. [ F. fr. cacher to hide. ] A seal, as of a letter. [ 1913 Webster ]

Lettre de cachet [ F. ], a sealed letter, especially a letter or missive emanating from the sovereign; -- much used in France before the Revolution as an arbitrary order of imprisonment. [ 1913 Webster ]

{ ‖, n. [ L. cachexia, Gr. kachexi`a; kako`s bad + "e`xis condition.] A condition of ill health and impairment of nutrition due to impoverishment of the blood, esp. when caused by a specific morbid process (as cancer or tubercle). [1913 Webster]

n. [ L. cachinnatio, fr. cachinnare to laugh aloud, cf. Gr. kacha`zein. ] Loud or immoderate laughter; -- often a symptom of hysterical or maniacal affections. [ 1913 Webster ]

Hideous grimaces . . . attended this unusual cachinnation. Sir W. Scott. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Consisting of, or accompanied by, immoderate laughter. [ 1913 Webster ]

Cachinnatory buzzes of approval. Carlyle. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n. A fermented liquor made in Cayenne from the grated root of the manioc, and resembling perry. Dunglison. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ F. cacholong, said to be from Cach, the name of a river in Bucharia + cholon, a Calmuck word for stone; or fr. a Calmuck word meaning “beautiful stone” ] (Min.) An opaque or milk-white chalcedony, a variety of quartz; also, a similar variety of opal. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ F. See Cashoo. ] A silvered aromatic pill, used to correct the odor of the breath. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n. [ Sp. ] An Andalusian dance in three-four time, resembling the bolero. [ Sometimes in English spelled cachuca ] [ 1913 Webster ]

The orchestra plays the cachucha. Longfellow. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n. [ Sp. ] (Med.) A pastil or troche, composed of various aromatic and other ingredients, highly celebrated in India as an antidote, and as a stomachic and antispasmodic. [ 1913 Webster ]

{ } n. [ Gr. deka`chordos tenstringed; de`ka ten + chordh` a string. ] 1. An ancient Greek musical instrument of ten strings, resembling the harp. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. Something consisting of ten parts. W. Watson. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖‖/mhw>, n. [ Sp. ] (Zool.) A large burrowing South American rodent (Lagostomus trichodactylus) allied to the chinchillas, but much larger. Its fur is soft and rather long, mottled gray above, white or yellowish white beneath. There is a white band across the muzzle, and a dark band on each cheek. It inhabits grassy plains, and is noted for its extensive burrows and for heaping up miscellaneous articles at the mouth of its burrows. Called also biscacha, bizcacha, vischacha, vishatscha. [ 1913 Webster ]