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(kb"bj), n.[OE. cabage, fr. F. cabus headed (of cabbages), chou cabus headed cabbage, cabbage head; cf. It. capuccio a little head, cappuccio cowl, hood, cabbage, fr. capo head, L. caput, or fr. It. cappa cape. See Chief, Cape.] (Bot.) 1. An esculent vegetable of many varieties, derived from the wild Brassica oleracea of Europe. The common cabbage has a compact head of leaves. The cauliflower, Brussels sprouts, etc., are sometimes classed as cabbages. 2. The terminal bud of certain palm trees, used, like, cabbage, for food. See Cabbage tree, below. 3. The cabbage palmetto. See below. Cabbage aphis (Zol.), a green plant-louse (Aphis brassic) which lives upon the leaves of the cabbage. Cabbage beetle (Zol.), a small, striped flea-beetle (Phyllotreta vittata) which lives, in the larval state, on the roots, and when adult, on the leaves, of cabbage and other cruciferous plants. Cabbage butterfly (Zol.), a white butterfly (Pieris rap of both Europe and America, and the al Cab"bage v. i.To form a head like that the cabbage; as, to make lettuce cabbage. Johnson. Cab"bage v. i.[imp. & p. pCabbaged (-bjd); p. pr. & vb. n.Cabbaging (-bjng).] [F. cabasser, fr. OF. cabas theft; cf. F. cabas basket, and OF. cabuser to cheat.] To purloin or embezzle, as the pieces of cloth remaining after cutting out a garment; to pilfer. Your tailor . . . cabbages whole yards of cloth. Arbuthnot. Cab"bage n.Cloth or clippings cabbaged or purloined by one who cuts out garments. スポンサード リンク
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