Webster's Dictionary 1913

919

Cape (2)

Cape, v. i.(Naut.) To head or point; to keep a course; as, the ship capes southwest by south.

920

Cape (3)

Cape, n. [OE. Cape, fr. F. cape; cf. LL. cappa. See Cap, and cf. 1st Cope, Chape.] A sleeveless garment or part of a garment, hanging from the neck over the back, arms, and shou...

921

Cape (4)

Cape, v. i. [See Gape.] To gape. Chaucer.

922

Capel

{ Ca″pel (kā″pĕl), Ca″ple (–p'l) }, n. [Icel. kapall; cf. L. caballus.] A horse; a nag. Chaucer.Holland.

923

Capel (2)

Ca″pel (kā″pĕl), n.(Mining) A composite stone (quartz, schorl, and hornblende) in the walls of tin and copper lodes.

924

Capelan

Cap″e‐lan (?), n.(Zoöl.) See Capelin.

925

Capelin

Cape″lin (?), n. [Cf. F. capelan, caplan.] (Zoöl.) A small marine fish (Mallotus villosus) of the family Salmonidæ, very abundant on the coasts of Greenland, Iceland, Newfoundla...

926

Capeline

‖Ca″pe‐line′ (?), n. [F., fr. LL. capella. See Chapel.] (Med.) A hood-shaped bandage for the head, the shoulder, or the stump of an amputated limb.

927

Capella

Ca‐pel″la (?), n. [L., a little goat, dim. of caper a goat.] (Asrton.) A brilliant star in the constellation Auriga.

928

Capellane

Cap″el‐lane (?), n. [See Chaplain.] The curate of a chapel; a chaplain. Fuller.

929

Capelle

‖Ca‐pel″le (?), n.(Mus.) The private orchestra or band of a prince or of a church.

930

Capellet

Cap″el‐let (?), n. [F. capelet.] (Far.) A swelling, like a wen, on the point of the elbow (or the heel of the hock) of a horse, caused probably by bruises in lying down.

931

Capellmeister

‖Ca‐pell″meis′ter (?), n. [G., fr. capelle chapel, private band of a prince + meister a master.] The musical director in a royal or ducal chapel; a choir-master. [Written also k...

932

Caper

Ca″per (?), v. i. [imp. & p. p.Caperedp. pr. & vb. n.capering.] [From older capreoll to caper, cf. F. se cabrer to prance; all ultimately fr. L. caper, capra, goat. See Capriole...

933

Caper (2)

Ca″per, n. A frolicsome leap or spring; a skip; a jump, as in mirth or dancing; a prank.To cut a caper, to frolic; to make a sportive spring; to play a prank. Shak.

934

Caper (3)

Ca″per, n. [D. kaper.] A vessel formerly used by the Dutch, privateer. Wright.

935

Caper (4)

Ca″per, n. [F. câpre, fr. L. capparis, Gr. �; cf. Ar. & Per. al-kabar.] 1. The pungent grayish green flower bud of the European and Oriental caper (Capparis spinosa), much used ...

936

Caper bush

{ Ca″per bush′ (?), Ca″per tree′ (?). }See Capper, a plant, 2.

937

Caperberry

Ca″per‐ber′ry (?), n. 1. The small olive-shaped berry of the European and Oriental caper, said to be used in pickles and as a condiment.2. The currantlike fruit of the African a...

938

Capercailzie

{ Ca″per‐cail′zie (?), or Ca″per‐cal′ly (?), } n. [Gael, capulcoile.] (Zoöl.) A species of grouse (Tetrao uragallus) of large size and fine flavor, found in northern Europe and ...

939

Caperclaw

Ca″per‐claw′ (?), v. t. To treat with cruel playfulness, as a cat treats a mouse; to abuse. Birch.

940

Caperer

Ca″per‐er (?), n. One who capers, leaps, and skips about, or dances.The nimble caperer on the cord.Dryden.

941

Capful

Cap″ful (?), n.; pl.Capfuls (�). As much as will fill a cap.A capful of wind(Naut.), a light puff of wind.

942

Capias

‖Ca″pi‐as (?), n.(Low) A writ or process commanding the officer to take the body of the person named in it, that is, to arrest him; — also called writ of capias.☞ One principal ...

943

Capibara

Ca′pi‐ba″ra (?), n.(Zoöl.) See Capybara.

944

Capillaceous

Cap′il‐la″ceous (?), a. [L. capillaceus hairy, fr. capillus hair.] Having long filaments; resembling a hair; slender. See Capillary.

945

Capillaire

Cap′il‐laire″ (?), n. [F. capillaire maiden-hair; sirop de capillaire capillaire; fr. L. herba capillaris the maidenhair.] 1. A sirup prepared from the maiden-hair, formerly sup...