Cascade \Cas*cade"\, n. [F. cascade, fr. It. cascata, fr. cascare to ball.]

A fall of water over a precipice, as in a river or brook; a waterfall less than a cataract.

The silver brook . . . pours the white cascade. --Longjellow.

Now murm'ring soft, now roaring in cascade. --Cawper.

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
 

Cascade \Cas*cade"\, v. i.

1. To fall in a cascade. --Lowell.

2. To vomit. [Slang] --Smollett.

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)