Defn: A hollow way, adapted to cover troops, and facilitate their aproach to a place. Farrow.
CAVITARY
Cav"i*ta*ry, a. (Zoöl.)
Defn: Containing a body cavity; as, the cavitary or nematoid worms.
CAVITY
Cav"i*ty, n.; pl. Cavities. Etym: [L. cavus hollow: cf. F. cavité.]
1. Hollowness. [Obs.] The cavity or hollowness of the place. Goodwin.
2. A hollow place; a hollow; as, the abdominal cavity. An instrument with a small cavity, like a small spoon. Arbuthot. Abnormal spaces or excavations are frequently formed in the lungs, which are designated cavities or vomicæ. Quain. Body cavity, the coelum. See under Body.
CAVO-RELIEVO
Ca"vo-re*lie"vo, n.
Defn: Cavo-rilievo.
CAVO-RILIEVO
Ca"vo-ri*lie"vo, n. Etym: [It.] (Sculp.)
Defn: Hollow relief; sculpture in relief within a sinking made for the purpose, so no part of it projects beyond the plain surface around.