Kago, kag′ō, n. a Japanese basket with palanquin slung from a pole and carried by men.

Kaiak. Same as Kayak.

Kaif, kīf, n. undisturbed quiescence. [Ar.]

Kail, kāl, n. a ninepin. [Cf. Dut. and Ger. kegel.]

Kail. See Kale.

Kaimakam, kī-ma-kam′, n. a lieutenant-colonel in the Turkish army: the administrator of a subdivision of a vilayet.

Kain, kān, n. in old Scots law, rent paid in kind, e.g. in poultry, to a landlord.

Kainite, kī′nīt, n. a hydrated compound of the chlorides and sulphates of magnesium and potassium, used as a fertiliser. [Gr. kainos, new.]

Kainozoic. Same as Cainozoic.

Kaiser, kī′zėr, n. an emperor, esp. of Germany and Austria.—n. Kai′sership. [Ger.,—L. Cæsar.]