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Caproate (?), n. (Chem.) A salt of caproic acid.
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Caproic (?), a. (Chem.) See under .
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Caprylate (?), n. (Chem.) A salt of caprylic acid.
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Caprylic (?), a. (Chem.) See under .
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Capsaicin (?), n. [From .] (Chem.) A colorless crystalline substance extracted from the Capsicum annuum, and giving off vapors of intense acridity.
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Capsheaf (?), n. The top sheaf of a stack of grain: (fig.) the crowning or finishing part of a thing.
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Capsicin (?), n. [From .] (Chem.) A red liquid or soft resin extracted from various species of capsicum.
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Capsicine (?), n. [From .] (Chem.) A volatile alkaloid extracted from Capsicum annuum or from capsicin.
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Capsicum (kăpsĭkŭm), n. [NL., fr. L. capsa box, chest.] (Bot.) 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.
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☞ The most important species are Capsicum baccatum or bird pepper, Capsicum fastigiatum or chili pepper, Capsicum frutescens or spur pepper (from which tabasco is obtained), Capsicum chinense, which includes the fiery-hot habanero pepper, and Capsicum annuum or Guinea pepper, which includes the bell pepper, the jalapeno pepper, the cayenne pepper, and other common garden varieties. The fruit is much used, both in its green and ripe state, in pickles and in cookery. These contain varying levels of the substance capsaicin (C18H27O3N), which gives the peppers their hot taste. The habanero is about 25-50 times hotter than the jalapeno according to a scale developed by Wilbur Scoville in 1912. See also , and http://www.chili-pepper-plants.com/.
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3. Any plant of the genus Capsicum (of the Solanaceae family, which are unrelated to Piper), and its fruit; red pepper; chili pepper; as, the bell pepper and the jalapeno pepper (both Capsicum annuum) and the habanero pepper (Capsicum chinense); .
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Capsidae n. a natural family comprising the leaf bugs.
Syn. -- Miridae, family Miridae, family Capsidae.
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Capsize (?), v. t. & i. [imp. & p. p. Capsized (#); p. pr. & vb. n. Capsizing.] [Cf. Sp. cabecear to nod, pitch, capuzar, chapuzar, to sink (a vessel) by the head; both fr. L. caput head.] To upset or overturn, as a vessel or other body.
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But what if carrying sail capsize the boat? Byron.
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Capsize (?), n. An upset or overturn.
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Capsquare (?), n. (Gun.) A metal covering plate which passes over the trunnions of a cannon, and holds it in place.
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Capstan (?), n. [F. cabestan, fr. Sp. cabestrante, cabrestante, fr. cabestrar to bind with a halter, fr. cabestrohalter, fr. L. capistrum halter, fr. capere to hold (see ); or perh. the Spanish is fr. L. caper goat + stans, p. pr. of stare to stand; cf. F. 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.]
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Coloq. Capstan bar , one of the long bars or levers by which the capstan is worked; a handspike.. -- Coloq. 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. -- Coloq. To rig the capstan , to prepare the for use, by putting the bars in the sockets. -- Coloq. To surge the capstan , to slack the tension of the rope or cable wound around it.
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Capstone (?), n. (Paleon.) A fossil echinus of the genus Cannulus; -- so called from its supposed resemblance to a cap.
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{ Capsular (?), Capsulary (?), } a. [Cf. F. capsulaire.] Of or pertaining to a capsule; having the nature of a capsule; hollow and fibrous.
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Coloq. Capsular ligament (Anat.), a ligamentous bag or capsule surrounding many movable joints in the skeleton.
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{ Capsulate (?), Capsulated (?), } a. Inclosed in a capsule, or as in a chest or box; esp. (Botany) enclosed in a seed capsule; -- of seeds or spores.
Syn. -- encapsulated.
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Capsule (kăpsūl), n. [L. capsula a little box or chest, fr. capsa chest, case, fr. capere to take, contain: cf. F. capsule.] 1. (Bot.) 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.
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2. (Chem.) (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.
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3. (Med.) A small cylindrical or spherical gelatinous envelope in which nauseous or acrid doses are inclosed to be swallowed.
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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.
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5. A metallic seal or cover for closing a bottle.
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6. A small cup or shell, as of metal, for a percussion cap, cartridge, etc.
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Coloq. Atrabiliary capsule . See under . -- Coloq. Glisson's capsule , a membranous envelope, entering the liver along with the portal vessels and insheathing the latter in their course through the organ. -- Coloq. Suprarenal capsule , a ductless gland secreting epinephrine, norepinephrine, and steroid hormones, on the upper end of each kidney. It is also called the adrenal gland, glandula suprarenalis, suprarenal gland, epinephros, atrabiliary capsule, and adrenal capsule.
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Capsulitis (?), n. [NL.; E. capsule + -itis.] (Med.) Inflammation of a capsule, as that of the crystalline lens.
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Capsulotomy (?), n. [Capsule + Gr. � to cut.] (Surg.) The incision of a capsule, esp. of that of the crystalline lens, as in a cataract operation.
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Captain (kăptĭn), n. [OE. capitain, captain, OF. capitain, F. capitaine (cf. Sp. capitan, It. capitano), LL. capitaneus, capitanus, fr. L. caput the head. See under , and cf. .] 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.
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A trainband captain eke was he. Cowper.
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The Rhodian captain, relying on . . . the lightness of his vessel, passed, in open day, through all the guards. Arbuthnot.
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2. A military leader; a warrior.
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Foremost captain of his time. Tennyson.
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Coloq. 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. -- Coloq. 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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Captain (?), v. t. To act as captain of; to lead. [R.]
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Men who captained or accompanied the exodus from existing forms. Lowell.
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Captain, a. Chief; superior. [R.]
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captain jewes in the carcanet. Shak.
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Captaincy (?), n.; pl. (�). The rank, post, or commission of a captain. Washington.
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Coloq. Captaincy general , the office, power, territory, or jurisdiction of a captain general; as, the captaincy general of La Habana (Cuba and its islands).
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Captainry (?), n. [Cf. F. capitainerie.] Power, or command, over a certain district; chieftainship. [Obs.]
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Captainship, n. 1. The condition, rank, post, or authority of a captain or chief commander. “To take the captainship.” Shak.
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2. Military skill; as, to show good captainship.
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Captation (?), n. [L. captatio, fr. captare to catch, intens. of caper to take: cf. F. captation.] A courting of favor or applause, by flattery or address; a captivating quality; an attraction. [Obs.]
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Without any of those dresses, or popular captations, which some men use in their speeches. Eikon Basilike.
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Caption (?), n. [L. captio, fr. caper to take. In senses 3 and 4, perhaps confounded in meaning with L. caput a head. See .] 1. A caviling; a sophism. [Obs.]
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This doctrine is for caption and contradiction. Bacon.
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2. The act of taking or arresting a person by judicial process. [R.] Bouvier.
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3. (Law) That part of a legal instrument, as a commission, indictment, etc., which shows where, when, and by what authority, it was taken, found, or executed. Bouvier. Wharton.
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4. The heading of a chapter, section, or page. [U. S.]
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Captious (?), a. [F. captieux, L. captiosus. See .] 1. Apt to catch at faults; disposed to find fault or to cavil; eager to object; difficult to please.
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A captious and suspicious age. Stillingfleet.
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I am sensible I have not disposed my materials to abide the test of a captious controversy. Bwike.
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2. Fitted to harass, perplex, or insnare; insidious; troublesome.
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Captious restraints on navigation. Bancroft.

Syn. -- Caviling, carping, fault-finding; censorious; hypercritical; peevish, fretful; perverse; troublesome. -- , , . A captious person is one who has a fault-finding habit or manner, or is disposed to catch at faults, errors, etc., with quarrelsome intent; a caviling person is disposed to raise objections on frivolous grounds; carping implies that one is given to ill-natured, persistent, or unreasonable fault-finding, or picking up of the words or actions of others.
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Caviling is the carping of argument, carping the caviling of ill temper. C. J. Smith.
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Captiously, adv. In a captious manner.
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Captiousness, n. Captious disposition or manner.
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Captivate (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Captivated; p. pr. & vb. n. Captivating.] [L. captivatus, p. p. of captivare to capture, fr. captivus captive. See .] 1. To take prisoner; to capture; to subdue. [Obs.]
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Their woes whom fortune captivates. Shak.
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2. To acquire ascendancy over by reason of some art or attraction; to fascinate; to charm; as, Cleopatra captivated Antony; the orator captivated all hearts.
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Small landscapes of captivating loveliness. W. Irving.

Syn. -- To enslave; subdue; overpower; charm; enchant; bewitch; facinate; capture; lead captive.
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Captivate (?), p. a. [L. captivatus.] Taken prisoner; made captive; insnared; charmed.
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Women have been captivate ere now. Shak.
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captivated adj. 1. having an affection or admiration, caused by charm of the person or object.
Syn. -- charmed.
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2. filled with wonder and delight.
Syn. -- beguiled, charmed, delighted, enthralled, entranced.
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Captivating (?), a. Having power to captivate or charm; fascinating; as, captivating smiles. -- Captivatingly, adv.
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Captivation (?), n. [L. capticatio.] The act of captivating. [R.]
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The captivation of our understanding. Bp. Hall.
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Captive (?), n. [L. captivus, fr. capere to take: cf. F. captif. See .] 1. A prisoner taken by force or stratagem, esp., by an enemy, in war; one kept in bondage or in the power of another.
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Then, when I am thy captive, talk of chains. Milton.
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2. One charmed or subdued by beaty, excellence, or affection; one who is captivated.
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Captive, a. 1. Made prisoner, especially in war; held in bondage or in confinement.
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A poor, miserable, captive thrall. Milton.
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2. Subdued by love; charmed; captivated.
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Even in so short a space, my wonan's heart
Grossly grew captive to his honey words. Shak.
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3. Of or pertaining to bondage or confinement; serving to confine; as, captive chains; captive hours.
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Captive (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Captived (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Captiving.] To take prisoner; to capture.
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Their inhabitans slaughtered and captived. Burke.
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Captivity (?), n. [L. captivitas: cf. F. captivité.] 1. The state of being a captive or a prisoner.
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More celebrated in his captivity that in his greatest triumphs. Dryden.
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2. A state of being under control; subjection of the will or affections; bondage.
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Sink in the soft captivity together. Addison.

Syn. -- Imprisonment; confinement; bondage; subjection; servitude; slavery; thralldom; serfdom.
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Captor (?), n. [L., a cather (of animals), fr. caper to take.] One who captures any person or thing, as a prisoner or a prize.
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Capture (?), n. [L. capture, fr. caper to take: cf. F. capture. See , and cf. .]
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1. The act of seizing by force, or getting possession of by superior power or by stratagem; as, the capture of an enemy, a vessel, or a criminal.
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Even with regard to captures made at sea. Bluckstone.
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2. The securing of an object of strife or desire, as by the power of some attraction.
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3. The thing taken by force, surprise, or stratagem; a prize; prey.

Syn. -- Seizure; apprehension; arrest; detention.
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Capture, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Captured (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Capturing.] 1. To seize or take possession of by force, surprise, or stratagem; to overcome and hold; to secure by effort.
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2. to record or make a lasting representation of (sound or images); as, to capture an event on videotape; the artist captured the expression of grief on his face.
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3. (Games) to take control of, or remove from play; as, to capture a piece in chess.
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4. to exert a strong psychological influence on; as, to capture the heart of a maiden; to capture the attention of the nation.
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5. (Computers) to record (data) in a computer-readable form; as, to capture a transaction in a database.
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Her heart is like some fortress that has been captured. W. Ivring.
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Capuccio (?), n. [It. cappucio. See .] A capoch or hood. [Obs.] Spenser.
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Capuched (?), a. [See .] Cover with, or as with, a hood. [Obs.] Sir T. Browne.
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Capuchin (?), n. [F. capucin a monk who wears a cowl, fr. It. cappuccio hood. See .]
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1. (Eccl.) A Franciscan monk of the austere branch established in 1526 by Matteo di Baschi, distinguished by wearing the long pointed cowl or capoch of St. Francis.
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A bare-footed and long-bearded capuchin. Sir W. Scott.
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2. A garment for women, consisting of a cloak and hood, resembling, or supposed to resemble, that of capuchin monks.
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3. (Zoöl.) (a) A long-tailed South American monkey (Cabus capucinus), having the forehead naked and wrinkled, with the hair on the crown reflexed and resembling a monk's cowl, the rest being of a grayish white; -- called also capucine monkey, weeper, sajou, sapajou, and sai. (b) Other species of Cabus, as Cabus fatuellus (the brown capucine or horned capucine.), Cabus albifrons (the cararara), and Cabus apella. (c) A variety of the domestic pigeon having a hoodlike tuft of feathers on the head and sides of the neck.
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Coloq. Capuchin nun , one of an austere order of Franciscan nuns which came under Capuchin rule in 1538. The order had recently been founded by Maria Longa.
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Capucine (?), n. See , 3.
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Capulet (?), n. (Far.) Same as .
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Capulin (-lĭn), n. [Sp. capuli.] The Mexican cherry (Prunus Capollin).
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Caput (kāpŭt), n.; pl. Capita (kăpĭtȧ). [L., the head.] 1. (Anat.) The head; also, a knoblike protuberance or capitulum.
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2. The top or superior part of a thing.
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3. (Eng.) The council or ruling body of the University of Cambridge prior to the constitution of 1856.
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Your caputs and heads of colleges. Lamb.
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Coloq. Caput mortuum (�). [L., dead head.] (Old Chem.) The residuum after distillation or sublimation; hence, worthless residue.
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Capybara (?), n. [Sp. capibara, fr. the native name.] (Zoöl.) A large South American rodent (Hydrochærus capybara) Living on the margins of lakes and rivers. It is the largest extant rodent, being about three feet long, and half that in height. It somewhat resembles the Guinea pig, to which it is related; -- called also cabiai and water hog.
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