Capot Ca·pot" transitive verb [ imperfect & past participle Capotted .] To win all the tricks from, in playing at piquet.

Capote Ca·pote" noun [ Spanish capote (cf. French capote .), from Late Latin capa cape, cloak. See Cap .] A long cloak or overcoat, especially one with a hood.

Capouch Ca·pouch" noun & transitive verb Same as Capoch .

Cappadine Cap"pa·dine noun A floss or waste obtained from the cocoon after the silk has been reeled off, used for shag.

Cappaper Cap"pa`per See cap , noun , also Paper , noun

Cappeak Cap"peak` noun The front piece of a cap; -- now more commonly called visor .

Cappella Cap·pel"la noun See A cappella .

Capper Cap"per noun 1. One whose business is to make or sell caps.

2. A by-bidder; a decoy for gamblers. [ Slang, U. S.]

3. An instrument for applying a percussion cap to a gun or cartridge.

Capping plane Cap"ping plane` (Join.) A plane used for working the upper surface of staircase rails.

Capra Ca"pra noun [ Latin , a she goat.] (Zoology) A genus of ruminants, including the common goat.

Caprate Cap"rate noun (Chemistry) A salt of capric acid.

Capreolate Cap"re·o·late adjective [ Latin capreolus wild goat, tendril, from caper goat: confer French capréolé .] (Botany) Having a tendril or tendrils.

Capreoline Cap"re·o·line adjective [ Latin capreolus wild goat, from caper goat.] (Zoology) Of or pertaining to the roebuck.

Capri Ca"pri noun Wine produced on the island of Capri, commonly a light, dry, white wine.

Capric Cap"ric adjective [ Latin caper goat.] (Chemistry) Of or pertaining to capric acid or its derivatives.

Capric acid , C ₉ H ₁₉ .CO ₂ H, Caprylic acid , C ₇ H ₁₅ .CO ₂ H, and Caproic acid , C ₅ H ₁₁ .CO ₂ H, are fatty acids occurring in small quantities in butter, cocoanut oil, etc., united with glycerin; they are colorless oils, or white crystalline solids, of an unpleasant odor like that of goats or sweat.

Capriccio Ca·pric"cio (kȧ*prēt"cho) noun [ Italian 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 freak; a fancy. Shak.

Capriccioso Ca·pric·cio"so (kȧ*prēt*chō"so) adjective [ Italian ] (Mus) In a free, fantastic style.

Caprice Ca·price" (kȧ*prēs") noun [ French caprice , Italian capriccio , caprice (perh. orig. a fantastical goat leap), from Latin caper , capra , goat. Cf Capriole , Cab , Caper , intransitive verb ] 1. An abrupt change in feeling, opinion, or action, proceeding from some whim or fancy; a freak; a notion. " Caprices of appetite." W. Irving.

2. (Mus.) See Capriccio .

Syn. -- Freak; whim; crotchet; fancy; vagary; humor; whimsey; fickleness.

Capricious Ca·pri"cious (kȧ*prĭsh"ŭs) adjective [ Confer French capricieux , Italian capriccioso .] Governed or characterized by caprice; apt to change suddenly; freakish; whimsical; changeable. " Capricious poet." Shak. " Capricious humor." Hugh Miller.

A capricious partiality to the Romish practices.
Hallam.

Syn. -- Freakish; whimsical; fanciful; fickle; crotchety; fitful; wayward; changeable; unsteady; uncertain; inconstant; arbitrary.

-- Ca*pri"cious*ly , adverb -- Ca*pri"cious*ness , noun

Capricorn Cap"ri·corn noun [ Latin capricornus ; caper goat + cornu horn: confer French capricorne .] 1. (Astron.) The tenth sign of zodiac, into which the sun enters at the winter solstice, about December 21. See Tropic .

The sun was entered into Capricorn .
Dryden.

2. (Astron.) A southern constellation, represented on ancient monuments by the figure of a goat, or a figure with its fore part like a fish.

Capricorn beetle (Zoology) , any beetle of the family Carambucidæ ; one of the long-horned beetles. The larvæ usually bore into the wood or bark of trees and shrubs and are often destructive. See Girdler , Pruner .

Caprid Cap"rid adjective [ Latin caper , capra , goat.] (Zoology) Of or pertaining to the tribe of ruminants of which the goat, or genus Capra , is the type.

Caprification Cap`ri·fi·ca"tion noun [ Latin caprificatio , from caprificare to ripen figs by caprification, from caprificus the wild fig; caper goat + ficus fig.] The practice of hanging, upon the cultivated fig tree, branches of the wild fig infested with minute hymenopterous insects.

» It is supposed that the little insects insure fertilization by carrying the pollen from the male flowers near the opening of the fig down to the female flowers, and also accelerate ripening the fruit by puncturing it. The practice has existed since ancient times, but its benefit has been disputed.

Caprifole Cap"ri·fole noun [ Latin caper goat + folium leaf.] The woodbine or honeysuckle. Spenser.

Caprifoliaceous Cap"ri·fo`li·a`ceous adjective Of, pertaining to, or resembling, the Honeysuckle family of plants ( Caprifoliacæ .

Capriform Cap"ri·form adjective [ Latin caper goat + -form .] Having the form of a goat.

Caprigenous Ca·prig"e·nous adjective [ Latin caprigenus ; caper goat + gegnere to produce.] Of the goat kind.

Caprine Cap"rine adjective [ Latin caprinus .] Of or pertaining to a goat; as, caprine gambols.

Capriole Cap"ri·ole noun [ French capriole , cabriole , Italian capriola , from Latin caper goat. Confer Caper , intransitive verb Cabriole , Caprice , Cheveril .] 1. (Man.) A leap that a horse makes with all fours, upwards only, without advancing, but with a kick or jerk of the hind legs when at the height of the leap.

2. A leap or caper, as in dancing. "With lofty turns and caprioles ." Sir J. Davies.

Capriole Cap"ri·ole intransitive verb To perform a capriole. Carlyle.

Capriped Cap"ri·ped adjective [ Latin capripers ; caper goat + pes pedis , foot.] Having feet like those of a goat.

Caproate Cap"ro·ate noun (Chemistry) A salt of caproic acid.

Caproic Ca·pro"ic adjective (Chemistry) See under Capric .

Caprylate Cap"ry·late noun (Chemistry) A salt of caprylic acid.

Caprylic Ca·pryl"ic adjective (Chemistry) See under Capric .

Capsaicin Cap·sa"i·cin noun [ From Capsicum .] (Chemistry) A colorless crystalline substance extracted from the Capsicum annuum , and giving off vapors of intense acridity.

Capsheaf Cap"sheaf` noun The top sheaf of a stack of grain: (fig.) the crowning or finishing part of a thing.

Capsicin Cap"si·cin noun [ From Capsicum .] (Chemistry) A red liquid or soft resin extracted from various species of capsicum.

Capsicine Cap"si·cine noun [ From Capsicum .] (Chemistry) A volatile alkaloid extracted from Capsicum annuum or from capsicin.

Capsicum Cap"si·cum (kăp"sĭ*kŭm) noun [ New Latin , from Latin capsa box, chest.] (Botany) A genus of plants of many species, producing capsules or dry berries of various forms, which have an exceedingly pungent, biting taste, and when ground form the red or Cayenne pepper of commerce.
[ 1913 Webster]

» The most important species are Capsicum baccatum or bird pepper, C. fastigiatum or chili pepper, C. frutescens or spur pepper, and C. annuum or Guinea pepper, which includes the bell pepper and other common garden varieties. The fruit is much used, both in its green and ripe state, in pickles and in cookery. See Cayenne pepper .
[ 1913 Webster]

Capsize Cap·size" transitive verb & i. [ imperfect & past participle Capsized ; present participle & verbal noun Capsizing .] [ Confer Spanish cabecear to nod, pitch, capuzar , chapuzar , to sink (a vessel) by the head; both from Latin caput head.] To upset or overturn, as a vessel or other body.

But what if carrying sail capsize the boat?
Byron.

Capsize Cap"size` noun An upset or overturn.

Capsquare Cap"·square noun (Gun.) A metal covering plate which passes over the trunnions of a cannon, and holds it in place.

Capstan Cap"stan noun [ French cabestan , from Spanish cabestrante , cabrestante , from cabestrar to bind with a halter, from cabestro halter, from Latin capistrum halter, from capere to hold (see Capacious ); or perhaps the Spanish is from Latin caper goat + stans , present participle of stare to stand; confer French chèvre she-goat, also a machine for raising heavy weights.] A vertical cleated drum or cylinder, revolving on an upright spindle, and surmounted by a drumhead with sockets for bars or levers. It is much used, especially on shipboard, for moving or raising heavy weights or exerting great power by traction upon a rope or cable, passing around the drum. It is operated either by steam power or by a number of men walking around the capstan, each pushing on the end of a lever fixed in its socket. [ Sometimes spelt Capstern , but improperly.]

Capstan bar , one of the long bars or levers by which the capstan is worked; a handspike.. -- To pawl the capstan , to drop the pawls so that they will catch in the notches of the pawl ring, and prevent the capstan from turning back. -- To rig the capstan , to prepare the for use, by putting the bars in the sockets. -- To surge the capstan , to slack the tension of the rope or cable wound around it.

Capstone Cap"stone` noun (Paleon.) A fossil echinus of the genus Cannulus ; -- so called from its supposed resemblance to a cap.

Capsular, Capsulary Cap"su·lar, Cap"su·la·ry adjective [ Confer French capsulaire .] Of or pertaining to a capsule; having the nature of a capsule; hollow and fibrous.

Capsular ligament (Anat.) , a ligamentous bag or capsule surrounding many movable joints in the skeleton.

Capsulate, Capsulated Cap"su·late, Cap"su·la`ted adjective Inclosed in a capsule, or as in a chest or box.

Capsule Cap"sule noun [ Latin capsula a little box or chest, from capsa chest, case, from capere to take, contain: confer French capsule .] 1. (Botany) a dry fruit or pod which is made up of several parts or carpels, and opens to discharge the seeds, as, the capsule of the poppy, the flax, the lily, etc.

2. (Chemistry) (a) A small saucer of clay for roasting or melting samples of ores, etc.; a scorifier. (b) a small, shallow, evaporating dish, usually of porcelain.

3. (Medicine) A small cylindrical or spherical gelatinous envelope in which nauseous or acrid doses are inclosed to be swallowed.

4. (Anat.) A membranous sac containing fluid, or investing an organ or joint; as, the capsule of the lens of the eye. Also, a capsulelike organ.

5. A metallic seal or cover for closing a bottle.

6. A small cup or shell, as of metal, for a percussion cap, cartridge, etc.

Atrabiliary capsule . See under Atrabiliary . -- Glisson's capsule , a membranous envelope, entering the liver along with the portal vessels and insheathing the latter in their course through the organ. -- Suprarenal capsule , an organ of unknown function, above or in front of each kidney.

Capsulitis Cap`su·li"tis noun [ New Latin ; English capsule + -itis .] (Medicine) Inflammation of a capsule, as that of the crystalline lens.

Capsulotomy Cap`su·lot"o·my noun [ Capsule + Greek ... to cut.] (Surg.) The incision of a capsule, esp. of that of the crystalline lens, as in a cataract operation.

Captain Cap"tain (kăp"tĭn) noun [ Middle English capitain , captain , Old French capitain , French capitaine (cf. Spanish capitan , Italian capitano ), Late Latin capitaneus , capitanus , from Latin caput the head. See under Chief , and confer Chieftain .] 1. A head, or chief officer ; as: (a) The military officer who commands a company, troop, or battery, or who has the rank entitling him to do so though he may be employed on other service. (b) An officer in the United States navy, next above a commander and below a commodore, and ranking with a colonel in the army. (c) By courtesy, an officer actually commanding a vessel, although not having the rank of captain. (d) The master or commanding officer of a merchant vessel. (e) One in charge of a portion of a ship's company; as, a captain of a top, captain of a gun, etc. (f) The foreman of a body of workmen. (g) A person having authority over others acting in concert; as, the captain of a boat's crew; the captain of a football team.

A trainband captain eke was he.
Cowper.

The Rhodian captain , relying on . . . the lightness of his vessel, passed, in open day, through all the guards.
Arbuthnot.

2. A military leader; a warrior.

Foremost captain of his time.
Tennyson.

Captain general . (a) The commander in chief of an army or armies, or of the militia. (b) The Spanish governor of Cuba and its dependent islands. -- Captain lieutenant , a lieutenant with the rank and duties of captain but with a lieutenant's pay, -- as in the first company of an English regiment.

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