cavalièrement (-mān), adv., cavalierly, bluntly, unceremoniously.

cavatine, n.f., (mus.) cavatina.

cave, n.f., cellar, vault, cellarage; boot (of a coach); case of bottles, cellaret; (cards) pool, stock. Rat de —; twisted taper. Rats de —; excisemen.

cave, adj., hollow, sunken. Œil —; hollow eye. Lune —; lunar month of 29 days. Année —; lunar year (353 days).

caveau, n.m., small cellar; vault (in a church).

cavecé, -e, adj., with a black head (of a roan horse or mare). Cheval rouan — de noir; roan horse with a black head.

caveçon, n.m., (man.) cavezon, curb. Il a besoin de —; he wants curbing.

cavée, n.f., (hunt.) hollow way.

caver, v.a., to hollow, to make hollow, to scoop out, to dig under; to lunge (fencing); to stake (at play). — au plus fort; to play deep; to carry things to extremes.

se caver, v.r., to become hollow or sunken; to stake.