... or action (arcade; lemonade; masquerade). Etymology: from or after F -ade f. Prov., Sp., or Port. - ada or It. - ata f ... 2. suffix forming nouns (decade) ( cf. -AD(1)). Etymology: F -ade f. Gk -as -ada 3. suffix forming nouns: 1 = -ADE(1) (brocade). 2 a person concerned (renegade). Etymology: Sp. or Port. -ado, masc. form of -ada: see -ADE(1)
ade definitions WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005) n 1: a sweetened beverage of diluted fruit juice [syn: fruit drink, ade] Merriam Webster's biographical name George 1866-1944 American humorist ...
... f. It. cannonata Webster's 1913 Dictionary Cannonade Can`non*ade", n. [F. Canonnade; cf. It. cannanata.] 1. The act of ... its cannonade. --Ewerson. Webster's 1913 Dictionary Cannonade Can`non*ade", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Cannonade; p. pr. & vb. n ... with cannon shot. Webster's 1913 Dictionary Cannonade Can`non*ade", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Cannonade; p. pr. & vb. n ... with cannon shot. Webster's 1913 Dictionary Cannonade Can`non*ade", v. i. To discharge cannon; as, the army cannonaded all ...
... by evading the blockading force. Derivatives: blockader n. Etymology: BLOCK + -ADE(1), prob. after ambuscade Webster's 1913 Dictionary Blockade Block*ade", n. [Cf. It. bloccata. See Block, v. t. ] 1. The ... blockade. See under Raise. Webster's 1913 Dictionary Blockade Block*ade", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Blockaded; p. pr. & vb. n ...
... f. máscara mask Webster's 1913 Dictionary Masquerade Mas`quer*ade", n. [F. mascarade, fr. Sp. mascarada, or It. mascherata. See ... diversion on horseback. Webster's 1913 Dictionary Masquerade Mas`quer*ade", v. i. [imp. & p. p. Masqueraded; p. pr. & vb. n ... skin. --L'Estrange. Webster's 1913 Dictionary Masquerade Mas`quer*ade", v. t. To conceal with masks; to disguise. ``To masquerade ...
Hexade definitions Webster's 1828 Dictionary HEX'ADE, n. [Gr. six.] A series of six numbers. Webster's 1913 Dictionary Hexade Hex"ade, n. [See Hexad.] A series of six numbers.
... were annually posted Webster's 1913 Dictionary Pasquinade Pas`quin*ade", n. [F. pasquinade, It. pasquinata.] A lampoon or satirical writing. --Macaulay. Webster's 1913 Dictionary Pasquinade Pas`quin*ade", v. t. To lampoon, to satirize. Soule's Dictionary of ...
... orange juice Merriam Webster's noun Etymology: French, from orange + -ade Date: 1706 a beverage of sweetened orange juice mixed with ... flavoured with orange. Webster's 1913 Dictionary Orangeade Or`ange*ade", n. [F., fr. orange.] A drink made of orange juice ...
... into Missouri River Webster's 1913 Dictionary Gasconade Gas`con*ade", n. [F. gasconnade, from Gascon an inhabitant of Gascony, the ... bragging; braggodocio. --Swift. Webster's 1913 Dictionary Gasconade Gas`con*ade", v. i. [imp. & p. p. Gasconaded; p. pr. & vb. n ...
... appearance or effect Webster's 1913 Dictionary Facade Fa`[,c]ade" (f[.a]`s[.a]d" or f[.a]`s[=a ... Thus a church is said to have its fa[,c]ade unfinished, though the interior may be in use. Collin's ...
Decade definitions Webster's 1828 Dictionary DEC'ADE, n. [Gr., ten.] The sum or number of ten; an ... Gk f. deka ten Webster's 1913 Dictionary Decade Dec"ade, n. [F. d['e]cade, L. decas, -adis, fr. Gr ...
... rel. to STAKE(1) Webster's 1913 Dictionary Stockade Stock*ade", n. [F. estacade stockade, boom (confused in French with estocade ... with posts and stakes. Webster's 1913 Dictionary Stockade Stock*ade", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Stockaded; p. pr. & vb. n ...