Webster's Dictionary 1913

1000

Capot

Ca‐pot″ (?), n. A winning of all the tricks at the game of piquet. It counts for forty points. Hoyle.

1001

Capot (2)

Ca‐pot″, v. t. [imp. & p. p.Capotted.] To win all the tricks from, in playing at piquet.

1002

Capote

Ca‐pote″ (?), n. [Sp. capote (cf. F. capote.), fr. LL. capa cape, cloak. See Cap.] A long cloak or overcoat, especially one with a hood.

1003

Capouch

Ca‐pouch″ (?), n. & v. t. Same as Capoch.

1004

Cappadine

Cap″pa‐dine (?), n. A floss or waste obtained from the cocoon after the silk has been reeled off, used for shag.

1005

Cappaper

Cap″pa′per (?), See cap, n., also Paper, n.

1006

Cappeak

Cap″peak′ (?), n. The front piece of a cap; — now more commonly called visor.

1007

Cappella

‖Cap‐pel″la (?), n. See A cappella.

1008

Capper

Cap″per (?), n. 1. One whose business is to make or sell caps.2. A by-bidder; a decoy for gamblers.3. An instrument for applying a percussion cap to a gun or cartridge.

1009

Capping plane

Cap″ping plane′ (?). (Join.) A plane used for working the upper surface of staircase rails.

1010

Capra

‖Ca″pra (?), n.(Zoöl.) A genus of ruminants, including the common goat.

1011

Caprate

Cap″rate (?), n.(Chem.) A salt of capric acid.

1012

Capreolate

Cap″re‐o‐late (?), a. [L. capreolus wild goat, tendril, fr. caper goat: cf. F. capréolé.] (Bot.) Having a tendril or tendrils.

1013

Capreoline

Cap″re‐o‐line (?), a. [L. capreolus wild goat, fr. caper goat.] (Zoöl.) Of or pertaining to the roebuck.

1014

Capri

Ca″pri (?), n. Wine produced on the island of Capri, commonly a light, dry, white wine.

1015

Capric

Cap″ric (?), a. [L. caper goat.] (Chem.) Of or pertaining to capric acid or its derivatives.Capric acid, C9H19.CO2H, Caprylic acid, C7H15.CO2H, andCaproic acid, C5H11.CO2H, are ...

1016

Capriccio

‖Ca‐pric″cio (kȧ‐prēt″chō̍), n. [It. See Caprice.] 1. (Mus.) A piece in a free form, with frequent digressions from the theme; a fantasia; — often called caprice.2. A caprice; a...

1017

Capriccioso

‖Ca‐pric‐cio″so (kȧ‐prēt‐chō″sō̍), a.(Mus) In a free, fantastic style.

1018

Caprice

Ca‐price″ (kȧ‐prēs″), n. [F. caprice, It. capriccio, caprice (perh. orig. a fantastical goat leap), fr. L. caper, capra, goat. Cf Capriole, Cab, Caper, v. i.] 1. An abrupt chang...

1019

Capricious

Ca‐pri″cious (kȧ‐prĭsh″ŭs), a. [Cf. F. capricieux, It. capriccioso.] Governed or characterized by caprice; apt to change suddenly; freakish; whimsical; changeable. “Capricious p...

1020

Capricorn

Cap″ri‐corn (?), n. [L. capricornus; caper goat + cornu horn: cf. F. capricorne.] 1. (Astron.) The tenth sign of zodiac, into which the sun enters at the winter solstice, about ...

1021

Caprid

Cap″rid (?), a. [L. caper, capra, goat.] (Zoöl.) Of or pertaining to the tribe of ruminants of which the goat, or genus Capra, is the type.

1022

Caprification

Cap′ri‐fi‐ca″tion (?), n. [L. caprificatio, fr. caprificare to ripen figs by caprification, fr. caprificus the wild fig; caper goat + ficus fig.] The practice of hanging, upon t...

1023

Caprifole

Cap″ri‐fole (?), n. [L. caper goat + folium leaf.] The woodbine or honeysuckle. Spenser.

1024

Caprifoliaceous

Cap″ri‐fo′li‐a′ceous (?), a. Of, pertaining to, or resembling, the Honeysuckle family of plants (Caprifoliacæ.

1025

Capriform

Cap″ri‐form (?), a. [L. caper goat + -form.] Having the form of a goat.

1026

Caprigenous

Ca‐prig″e‐nous (?), a. [L. caprigenus; caper goat + gegnere to produce.] Of the goat kind.