Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

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Cates (Page: 227)

Cates (?), n. pl. [Cf. Acates, and see Cater, n.] Provisions; food; viands; especially, luxurious food; delicacies; dainties. Shak.

Cates for which Apicius could not pay. Shurchill.

Choicest cates and the fiagon's best spilth. R. Browning.

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CATES, n. Delicious food or viands; dainties.