01 n. A box or inclosure, wholly or partly of openwork, in wood or metal, used for confining birds or other animals.
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A box or inclosure, wholly or partly of openwork, in wood or metal, used for confining birds or other animals.“In his cage, like parrot fine and gay.” — Cowper.
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A place of confinement for malefactors“Stone walls do not a prison make, Nor iron bars a cage.” — Lovelace.
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An outer framework of timber, inclosing something within it; as, the cage of a staircase.(Carp.)
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A skeleton frame to limit the motion of a loose piece, as a ball valve.(Mach.)
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The box, bucket, or inclosed platform of a lift or elevator; a cagelike structure moving in a shaft.
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The drum on which the rope is wound in a hoisting whim.(Mining)
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The catcher's wire mask.(Baseball)