Word Study
cadillac
CIDE DICTIONARY
cadillac, n. [Prob. from Cadillac, a French town.].
- A large pear, shaped like a flattened top, used chiefly for cooking. Johnson.
- The best; -- metaphorical, from the automobile. Often used in the phrase “the Cadillac of . . . ” [PJC]
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