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Definition: CALADE

Part of Speech Definition
Noun 1. A slope or declivity in a manege ground down which a horse is made to gallop, to give suppleness to his haunches.[Websters].

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

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"Calade" is a common misspelling or typo for: scalade.

Date "Calade" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1828. (references)

Etymology:Calade \Ca*lade"\, noun. [French expression]. (references)

Specialty Definition: CALADE

Domain Definition
Noah Webster [Noun] The slope or declivity of a rising manege-ground. Source: Webster's 1828 American Dictionary.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Extended Definition: CALADE


Calade

Calade is a French term for an harmonious, decorative and useful arrangement of medium-sized pebbles, fixed to the ground.

Rue en calade describes a road with a surface composed in this way — essentially a cobblestone road. These are found predominantly in the French region of Provence, and generally in the Mediterranean area.

The corresponding term in Italian is risseu.


Source: adapted by the editor from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia; from the article "Calade". Image Credit.



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