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Cavalier or Chevalier de St. George. James Francis Edward Stuart, called the Pretender, or the Old
Pretender (1688-1765). The Young Cavalier or the Bonnie Chevalier. Edward, the Young Pretender
(1720-1785). Cavalier Servant in Italian cicisbe'o, and in Spanish cortejo. A gentleman that chaperones married ladies. Coach, servants, gondola, he goes to call,Cavaliers Adherents of Charles I. Those of the opposing Parliament party were called Roundheads (q.v.). Cavall' King Arthur's hound of deepest mouth. (Idylls of the King; Enid.) Cave-dwellers (See page 157, col. 1, Bohemian Bretheren .) Cave In Shut up! have done! I'll cave in his head (break it). His fortune has caved in (has failed).
The bank has caved in (come to a smash). The affair caved in (fell through). Common American expressions. Cave ne literas Bellerophontis adferras Take care that the letter you carry is not a warrant for your death. (See page 121, col. 1, Bellerophon .) Cave of Achadh Aldai A cairn in Ireland, so called from Aldai, the ancestor of the Tuatha de Danaan kings. Cave of Adullam (The). (See page 17, col. 1, Adullamites .) |
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