called en pit nli . 4. In riitimi.: (n) The enlarged 
terminal portion of the halter or poiser of a dip- 
terous insect. (6) The enlarged terminal por- 
tion of the sucking mouth of a fly, formed by 
two suctorial flaps called ItiMla. (c) The 
knob at the end of a capitate antenna. 5. One 
of the stalked spheroidal sporangia of certain 
mycetozoaiis. 
capivar, . Same as cupibara. 
capivi (ka-pe'vi), . Same us rii/niihii. 
caple 1 , caple'-'. See <-i<p<-n. rn/ni-. 
caplin' (kap'lin), n. [< cap 1 + dim. -Ki..] The 
cap or band of leather on a flail through which 
the thongs pass that connect the swingel to the 
staff. Also i-iipliiii/. 
caplin 2 (kap'lin), ... [Also capelin, caplan, 
caprlati, and, by corruption, kililiii;/. kihhliiiii : 
capitulum 807 Caprellidae 
closing more or less of the body of the animal, capon (ka'pon), r. t. [= <;. kiipiiuniii = ]'. Cappagh brown. Be* tfOV*. 
as distiu"iii,lied from the peduncular part of /./ mmr = I'r. i-npnunr = It. <vi/i/..-. : from cap-paper I kap'pa per), ... 1. AoOUWpMMT, 
the creature, when pcdnncle exist*, >, in /,/<<. it the noun.) To make a capon of; eaponi/e. M> called bon l.omt: MM to make caps to hold 
littohlnderpartof thebodywhiehisineiusedmthi eupi- caponett (ka'pon-et), n. [< capon + dim. -eft.] commodities. 2. A kind or writing-paper 
tuliim. A young capon. large -heel,,. See iv./.l. , 
3. In but., a close head of sessile flowers, as in caponiere caponniere (kap-o-ner'), ... [< F. capparid < kup'a-rid .. *. [< f V././-...-M (-,-.</-), (| . 
the GOMjMrite; also, as used by some early ,.,,,,.,., _ } t ,,,,:,, ra, 'a covered lodg- v.J In /?., a plant of the natural order fnp- 
botauists, the receptacle of various fungi; in ,,_< Sp ,. ., ( _ pg.conoeim), a covered iw.c../...-,.. 
mosses, a close, .lens, elustor of leaves. Also lo,^^ a ( , age or coo ,, - m which to fatten Capparidaceae ( kap'a-ri-da'sf-e), n. pi. [NI>., 
<('<ippnrix(-fiil-) + -/(,(.] A natural order of 
plants, sometimes shrub* nr trees, nearly re- 
lated to tin l fiii-iji rii , from which they differ 
in having six or more stamens which are not 
tetradvnamous, the pod without a partition 
and often stalked, and kidney-shaped seeds 
with a coiled embryo. They are native* chiefly of 
in'1'i. ..! and -iii it 1 1, pi< ;d i, ui"ii, and |K>Meu more or leu 
aerid imnlitiev The piin- V./XIITJ and 
era of tlii* urdei. me i ultivatcd tnr ornament, .ve eiitu 
Per- 
fowls, < Sp. capon = Pg. cnpSo, a capon : see 
capon.] tufort. : (a) A covered lo<lgmeut sunk 
4 or ." feet iiito a ditch for its defense, encom- 
passed with a parapet about 2 feet high, serv- 
ing to support several planks laden with earth, 
(ft) A passage from one part of a work to an- 
other, protected on the right and left by a wall 
or parapet, and sometimes covered overhead. 
When there is a parapet on one side only, it is 
called a arnii-cupiniiere. (c) One of a series of 
a 
bomb-proof arched structures for receiving 
cannon which fire through embrasures pierced capparidaceous (kap'a-ri-da'shius), a 
in the front or mask-wall of the casemates: tuning to the Cappariaacea. 
used for flanking ditches. ,Urt/inw._Doubli>ca- capparideous (kap-a-rid'e-us), a 
ponlere, in furt., a ditch-defense* arranged fur flanking 
purposes. Till' double caponicrc i Kent-rally placed in 
tin- ii, i.l< lie of the ditch, so as to fire in Ixith illrc.-ti.,n-. 
'caplan, utpelatt ;" origin unknown.] "A caponlze (ka'pon-Iz), v. t.-, pret. and pp. ca- 
fish, formerly referred to the ,sVi/./ii<te under poi:ctl, ppr. cripont:ing. [< capon + 
the name Salmo arrticus, now known as MallotuH make a capon of. Also spelled caponue. 
; and assigned to the smelt family, Ar- caponniere, ". HM Mponr. 
It is (for 8 inches long, and resembles a CapOn'S-feather (ka'ponz-fetb/er), ... Same as 
1/1 n tin iila: 
smelt in nppeiiraiice, but is more elosely related I" the 
Same as 
. . - 
ritlnri nil*. 
Capparis (kap'a-ris), n. [L., the caper-bush, 
the caper: see" cy;cr 2 .] A genus of shrubby 
plants, of tropical and warm regions, of which 
t he most familiar species is the caper, C. spinosa. 
See caper 2 . The product* of some specie* are uaed u 
irritant* or as antli|uuniodlcii. and wune tropical Ameri- 
' 
i-ttffiii'ti-tltil. 
an >JK< ies are -aid to lie poisonous. The berries of C. 
aaa, which is abundant In tropical Africa, are uaed for 
1. A species of ' ' 
Capita (Ulallotus 
scales of tJie riKil'e. In that sex there is a raised banil 
along the sides of the body alx>ve the lateral line, con- 
sisting of elongated imbricated scales with free project- 
cm seas, and is an important fo<Mi-nsh to the natives, 
though its chief use is as bait for cod. 
Same as caplin 1 . 
capon's-tail (ka'ponz-tal), n. *. * .-i.. , i, - ..i 
valerian: so called from its spreading white cap-peak (kap'pek), ... The peak or stiff pro- 
flowers. 2. The columbine, Aquitegia vulgari*. jecting front piece of some kinds of caps. 
Capon's-tail grass, a species of fescue, Feituea M;/u cappellne, . See capelinc. 
m*. capper 1 (kap'er), ... [< cap 1 + **.] 1. One 
caporcianite (ka-pdr'shian-it), n. [< Capor- whose business is the making or selling of caps. 
ciano (see def.) + -ifr' 2 .] A mineral related [Rare.] 2. A tool for fitting percussion-caps 
to, or perhaps identical with, laumontite, from to shells. 
Monte de Caporciano, Tuscany. capper'-'t (kap'er), ... A Scotch form of cvp- 
capot (ka-pof), ... [F., of uncertain origin, j >er< a cupbearer. See cny 2 and cupper. 
perhaps connected with capote: see capote.] capper 11 (kap'er), r. t. [Cf. Dan. kapre = Q. 
A winning of all the tricks at the game of kapern, seize ; from the noun cajttr 3 (Dan. 
piquet. It counts 40. kaper, etc.) or freq. of the verb cap 3 , seize: 
capot (ka-pof), p. t. ; pret. and pp. capotted, see ca j,s an( j caper<>.] To sei/.e; lay hold of 
ppr. capotting. [< capot, ...] In the game of violently; specifically, to seize (a vessel) M a 
piquet, to win all the tricks from. prize. [Scotch.] 
That last game I had with my sweet cousin I caimltnl capper 4 (kap'er), ... [Appar. < cup 3 + -er 1 , lit. 
her. Lamb, Mrs. Battle on Whist. . v ^ "- "*-* - l 
att, . See cape-merchant. her. Lamb, Mrs. Battle on Whist, -^zer'; but in def. 1 perhaps associated with 
(kap'mun'i), n. In for-huntinn, Q ta(jto (It on ka - po tag ' t o). [It. : capo, < attercap = attercop, a spider, and in def. 2 per- 
formerly collected for the hunts- if cll ., u t t nea( i ( 8eo C ope2') ; tasto, key, touch, < haps a particular use, in allusion to "the spider 
death of the fox. i,,,tnrr. touch, feel : see, taste.l A contrivance and the flv."1 1. A spider. 2. A stool-pigeon 
capling (kap'ling), 
cap-merchantt, See cape-merchant. 
cap-money t 
the money 
man on the 
capnomancy (kap'no-man-si), .. [= F. con.w- 
mdiitii'. (Cotgrave) = Sp. Pg. capnomancia, ( Gr. 
KOTTVOC, smoke (akin to Lith. kvapas, vapor, = L. 
vapor, etc. : see rapor), + pavreia, divination.] 
Divination by the ascent or motion of smoke, 
capnomor, kapnomor (kap'no-mdr), n. [< Or. 
Mjjrvwf, smoke, + fioipa, a part (or stem "ftop-), 
< peipeaQai, divide, apportion, allot.] A trans- 
parent, colorless, oil-like fluid (C^HwOg) ob- 
tained from the smoke of organic bodies or 
from the tar of wood. 
capo (ka'po), n. [E. dial., var. of cape/ 1 .] A 
working-horse. Grose. [Prov. Eng. (Cheshire). ] 
capoc (kap'ok), n. [Punjabi kapdh, Hind, kti- 
pdji, cotton'.'] A fine short-stapled cotton of 
the East Indies, used chiefly to stuff cushions. 
line palanquins, etc. 
capoccblat (ka-pok'ia), n. [It., fern, of wrpoc- - ^ -,---- ^"^ wam ., .,,,,,, ,.,, her nt ,. 
c/uo, dull, heavj', silly, lit. big-headed, aug. ol ur e to advantage. A. Curzon, Momwt. In the Levant, p. ill. 
inxta're, touch, feel: see idstc.] A contrivance and the fly."] 1. A spider. 2. A stool-pigeon 
attached to stringed instruments with frets, in a gambling-house, or a person employed at 
like the guitar, for the purpose of raising the auctions to raise bids deceptively. [Slang.] 
pitch of all the strings at once. Also capo di capperclawt, r. t. See capirclair. 
tasto. cappemoity, . See capernoiti/. 
capote (ka-pof), ... [F. capotr, f. (formerly cap-piece (kap'pes), w. In carp., a piece of 
also capot, cappot, m.) (= Sp. Pg. cujtote. = It. timber covering the heads of a series of uprights 
' ~ ' or other vertical structure. 
capping-plane (kap'ing-plau), ... In joinery, a 
plane used for working the upper surface of 
staircase-rails. 
cap-pot (kap'pot), n. In glaxx-making, a cru- 
ciiplioto, > Turk, qaput, qapud), dim. of wipe, 
a hood or cape: see Mfl.J 1. A large coarse 
cloak, properly with a hood, specincally () In 
some military uniforms, the regulation outer garment, con 
sisting of a very long and full cloth coat, (ft) An outer gar- 
ment for women, made of camlet or cloth, covering the 
pim eompleteiy and reaching nearly t the ground. having a lid orC8l> ; 
'.) \u ..utergnrmentformiiiK a usual part of the costume, cap-pudding (kap pud'ing). n. A 
and worn hy"both women and men, among many trilte* 
of the Levant. It Is made cither of rough cloth or of 
skins retaining their hair. 
capo, the head : "see <xy>c 2 . ] The feminine form 
of capoceiiio, a fool: used coaxingly in the fol- 
lowing passage 
Alas, poor wretch I a poor 
capocht, and r. t. 
' 
Shak., T. and C., iv. 2. 
See capouch. 
capon (ka'pon), ... [< ME. capon, capun (also 
assibilated cliapniiii, after F. chapon), < AS. ca- 
/uni = MD. kiippocii, D. kapoen, kapuin = LG. 
pudding 
rounded at the top, "which top consists of cur- 
rants, raisins, or the like, and resembles a cap. 
she [an Albanian woman] went and nut on a new rnjirrfr '_' /ifi'nrii! TL a she-coat see caver 1 1 
sort of white frock coat, without sleeves, embroidered Uapra (Ka pra ). ... (.^-. a l 
A genus of hollow-horned ruminants, of the 
family Borida; typical of the subfamily Capri- 
mi; a'nd tvpified by the common goat, Cuprti 
liircii*. There are several other species, among 
them the ibexes. I'upra ilrf, *'. pt/rirnim, etc. 
See ;/t>al, and cuts under m/ai/rn* and iber. 
caprantilopine (kap-ran-tiro-pin), a. [< L. 
capra, a she-goat, 4- XL. HnlilopiMiin: see ro- 
ycl and antilnpiiir.] Partaking of the char- 
acters of both a goat and an antelope ; nemo- 
rhredine. 
[< capr(ic) + -flfc 1 .] A 
2. The hood or top of a wagon, as of a bnggy, 
or any similar protection for a vehicle, 
capouch (ka-p6sh'), H. [Also canoch, capucltr = 
(i. k<ipv:r = Dan. kabmlx; < F. capuclie, also 
i-ii/ince, < It. eappuccio, < ML. caputium, capi- 
tiam, rapiiccitiM, cappitcium, etc., a cowl or 
hood: see capiitium.] A monk's hood or cowl; 
especially, a hood of peculiar pointed form 
worn by the Capuchin monks. 
Sw. Dan. */> = Mill!. Icapun, G. kapaHii = caDOnc it'('ka-po r 8h'). r. t. [Also capock. c,,- caprate (kap'rat), .. 
F. ehqmi = Pr. Sp. </. = Pg. eflptfo = It. Jjjj,. < w ,n OMO /, l ,,.] 1. To cover with a hood, salt of capnc a-.d. 
oippoiir, < L. capo(n-) (also f/i(i.i, > OHG. ' 
fliuppo, MUG. knpi>c) (Mh. also 
Or. KOTrwt', a capon, prob. < \/ *Ka-, repr. by 
n&TTTfiv, cut.] 1. A castrated cock; a cock- 
chicken castrated for the purpose of improv- 
ing the flesh for table. 
oh, n < 
A bird of grace, an 't be thy will ! 1 honour it. 
Fl'lrlifr, .Spanish Curate, v. S. 
^en the cicaila and that we cal 
difference* are very many, for nrst, they are differently 
oucnllated or cn;>oi-Ar'/ upon the head and back. 
Sir T. Bromtr, Vnlg. Err., v. s. 
2. To blind or hoodwink, 
cappadine (kap 'n -din), n. [Cf. rapito*.] A 
been wound off, used for shag in making rugs. 
l a), ... 
capni, a she-goat: see caprr'.] The typical 
Kenug o f tne f am ily t ,,pri Unlit. C. liucari* U a 
sluggish inhabitant fractal tide-i>ool of the Atuntie 
' ' Europe. pre>1ng on various animals, u hydroid. 
and p,,,-,,,^,^ g^ , M ,uu-An.; and tftrtrr-Anmp. 
A native or an inhabitant of Cappa 
lireak up this rn/.MH. 
Norfolk capon, a red herrinu. 
. 
Slink.. I.. I.. L.. iv. 1. 
' l.nc:il. Eng.) 
II. . 
docia. 
... pi. 
/in HI i -t- -.uvr.j A lamuy of edi 
lajmodipodous crustaceans, tvpified by the ge- 
nus Ctipn-llti. characterized by the attenuate 
form, the rudimentary aMomen, and the cervi- 
cally ])laced anterior legs. Some of the forms re 
calleil maulif-nlirimf*. from their nuperflcial reeniblancr 
to the liiM'et known u mania, and tftcttr-ilrimpt, from 
their strange 
