cascades

Noun

cascade (plural cascades)

1. A waterfall or series of small waterfalls.
   • Now murm'ring soft, now roaring in cascade.1785, William Cowper, The Garden
2. (figuratively) A stream or sequence of a thing or things occurring as if falling like a cascade.
   • The bride carried a cascade of roses and baby's breath.
3. A series of electrical (or other types of) components, the output of any one being connected to the input of the next.
4. A pattern typically performed with an odd number of props, where each prop is caught by the opposite hand.
5. (Internet) A sequence of absurd short messages posted to a newsgroup by different authors, each one responding to the most recent message and quoting the entire sequence to that point (with ever-increasing indentation).
   • Don't you hate cascades? I hate cascades!1993, e.j.barker, “Disassociation”, in alt.slack (Usenet)
6. A hairpiece for women consisting of curled locks or a bun attached to a firm base, used to create the illusion of fuller hair.
   • A cascade can be added to one or both sides of the band to work well with longer hair.1998, Teresa Nelson, Creative Wedding Decorations You Can Make, →ISBN, page 10

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