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,
And carries fan and tippet, gloves and shawl.”
Byron: Beppo, st. xi.
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.
   In the lead diggings, after a shaft has been sunk, the earth round the sides falls or caves in, unless properly boarded; and if the mine does not answer, no care is taken to prevent a caving in.

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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