CAP 
OXPILLaTuRX (Id.), ®, f. the braiding of 
3 the hair. Tertull. 
CAPiLLaTOS (Id.), a, um, partic. and 
adject, having hair, rpixaiTbs, capillos 
habens, comatus. Cic. Adolescens be¬ 
ne capillatus, with a fine head of hair. 
Id. Capillatior, quam ante, barbaque 
inajore. Juvenal. Ipse capillato diffu¬ 
sion consule potat, h. e. in very ancient 
times, when the consuls let their hair and 
beards grow. Plin. Capillata arbor, 
the tree on which the Postal virgins 
hung up their hair, when cut, in honor of 
the gods. - If Also, capillary, resem¬ 
bling hairs, small, minute. Plin. Radi¬ 
ces capillat® apio, malvae. Id. Folia 
capillata pino, cedro. 
CXPILLITIUM (capillus), ii, n. the hair 
of the head. Cels. 
CXPILL5R (capillus), aris, dep. 1. to have 
2 or put forth hair, capillos liabeo vel 
emitto, rptxtaco. Plin. 
CXPTLL5S0S (Id.), a, um, adject, hairy, 
abounding in hair. Cal. Aurelian. 
CXPiLLOLttS (Id.), i, m. diminut. soft 
hair. Cornel. Gall. 
CXPILLOS (as if capitis pilus), i, m. a 
hair, Spi!-, capitis pilus ; used also in 
the sing, to signify, the hair of the head 
taken together, the hair. Cic. Compti 
capilli. Id. Composito et delibuto ca- 
pillo. Id. Capillus horridus. Ovid. 
Capilli digesti. Herat, ineompti. Ov¬ 
id. hirsuti. Id. demissi. Plin. Capil¬ 
lus vibratus. Terent. passus, prolixus, 
circum caput rejectus negligenter. Cats. 
Capillo promisso esse. Nejios. longo 
esse. Sueton. esse pone occipitium sub- 
missiore. Id. Comere capiliuin. Plant. 
promittere, to let the hair grow; hang 
down long. Sueton. submittere. Terent. 
Capillo aliquem conscindere, h. e. to 
fluclc out the hair of any one. Id. Invo- 
lare alicui in capillum. Plaut. Capillo 
aliquem de curru deripere, to drag down 
by the hair'.' —— IT Also, any other hair 
of the human body. Senec. and Cic. - 
If Also, the hair of animals. Catull. mol- 
lior cuniculi capillo. Pers. bicolor posi- 
tis membrana capillis.-K Also, the 
fibres, threads, or filaments, of herbs, flo w¬ 
ers, &c. Plin. Crocum pinguissimum, 
et brevis capilli. Id. Capillus in rosa. 
-IT Capillus Veneris, the name of a 
plant, also called capillaris, maiden-hair. 
Apulei. 
CXPI5 (unc.), is, cepi, captum, a. 3. to 
'ihold, contain in one’s self, comprehend, in¬ 
dude. Cic. Una domo capi non pos- 
sunt. Terent. Quid turb® est? asdes 
nostrte vix capient. Plaut. Capit quad- 
rantal. Ovid. Cera capiunt vadimonia, 
contain, or have written upon them. Cic. 
Non capiunt angusti® pectoris tui tan- 
tam personam, h. e. cannot hold; is too 
narrow for. Cart. Orbis te non caperet, 
h. c. would be too small for you. Virg. 
Nec te Troja capit, h. e. is too small f ur 
your great talents. - Hence, to put 
up with, to bear. Cic. alicujus amentiam. 
-Also, to be capable of, to admit of. 
Curt. Qu icquid mortalitas caperepoterat. 
Id. Concupiscis, qu® non capis. Pan¬ 
dect. Dummodo ejus ®tatis sit, ut dolum 
capiat.-Also, to compass with the un¬ 
derstanding, to comprehend, understand. 
Cic. Mens capit, qus sit beata natura. 
Id. Ea mens aut eogitatio vix capere 
potest. - Also, to seize, lay hold of, 
grasp; both properly and figur. Also 
in figur. use ; to make use of. Cic. ar- 
ma, to take up. Plaut. occasionem, 
seize. Coes, fugam, to fly. Sueton. cur- 
sum, to set one’s self running. Liv. im- 
petum, to make an attack or onset. Id. 
conatum, to make an attempt. Cic. con¬ 
silium, to come to a conclusion or determi¬ 
nation. - Also, to acquire, obtain. 
Cas. consuetudinem. Id. sensum ve¬ 
ts glori®. Id. patrium animum. — 
Among jurists, to acquire or obtain pos¬ 
session of by will, present, or bequest. Cic. 
Tantundem capiat, quantum omnes h®- 
tedes. Juvcn. Jus capiendi. — Hence, 
in the sense of usucapcrc, to make a thing 
one’s property by long use or enjoyment. 
Pandect. -IT Also, to take, with or 
tv ithout force or violence. Under this 
general signification are included the 
following: — To take, in order to make 
lise of. Cic. Essedum capias et ad nos 
CAP 
recurras. — To take, h. e. to choose, se¬ 
lect, make choice of. Terent. aliquem 
arbitrum. Id. aliquem generum. Cic. 
tempus ad aliquem adeundi. Liv. lo¬ 
cum castris. Cic. sacerdotem. 'Tacit. 
virginem Vestalem. — To take, h. e. to 
make. Terent. sibi inimicos omnes 
homines. — To take, h. e. to get, obtain, 
receive. Cic. ex pradiis sexcenta sester- 
tia. Figuratively. Cic. Ne quid res- 
publica detrimenti capiat. Liv. Bellum 
cepit finem— To take. Terent. cibum. 
Figurat. to take, to enjoy, feci. Phtr.dr. 
somnum. Cic. Istitiam. Id. volupta- 
tem. Id. desiderium e filio. — To take, 
against another’s will. Cic. .pecunianr. 
Hence, to carry away or off. Ovid. IIc- 
roid. 16, 343. — To take, h. e. to capture, 
seize, make one’s self master of, to take by 
force of arms. JTcpos. urbeni. Cic. 
hostium castra. Lie. Ager ex hostibus 
captus. Hence, figah Terent. Capit me 
odium tui, takes possession of me. Cic. 
Nos servitutis oblivio ceperat. Also, 
figur. to take, h. e. to bind or draw to one, 
to charm, captivate, allure, attract. JYepos. 
Quern adeo sua bumanitate cepit, ut, 
&c. Cic. Quod capit ignaros. Id. Ocu- 
lis captus. Ovid. Me tua forma capit: 
capta (,est) parents (tuo, sc. Theseo) so- 
ror (mea, sc. Ariadne). Ilurat. Iiunc 
capit argenti splendor.— To take or catch; 
to take prisoner; to take, as booty. Plwcdr. 
cervum. Cic. belli duces. Liv. Capta 
ex hostibus pecunia. Cic. Capere pr®- 
dam, to make booty. Hence, figur. Te¬ 
rent. Captus est, h. e. by love. Plaut. 
aliquem impudiciti®, h. c. to convict. — 
To take in, deceive, cheat, wheedle. Cic. 
Sapientis est cavere, ne capiatur. —Al¬ 
so, but only in the pass, to weaken, in¬ 
jure, deprive of the use of a limb. Liv. 
Altero oculo capi, to become blind of one 
eye. Cic. Oculis et auribus captus, 
blind and deaf. Id. Membris omnibus 
captus. Id. Captus mente, out of one’s 
wits ; mad. So, Tacit, animi, crackbraincd. 
Liv. Mens capta, crazed. — To take, h. e. 
assume, get, gain. Ovid, aliquam fa- 
ciem. Id. vultus priores. — To take, h. e. 
to receive. Ovid. Donee fessos JEgyp- 
tia tellus ceperit. Virg. Alter abunde- 
cimo turn me jam ceperat annus, h. c. I 
had entered upon. — To reach, to gain. 
Cats, insulam. Id. portrrm.-If Cap- 
so is an ancient form for cepero. Cap- 
sis, for cape si vis, according to Cicero, 
but not allowed by Quintilian. 
CAPIS (capio, ere), onis, f. a talcing pos¬ 
session, actus capiendi ; a word used 
by jurists, and is generally joined with 
usu or pignoris, as, usucapio, pignoris- 
capio, which see. But it is also found 
alone. Pandect. Consequi aliquid domi- 
nii capione. -ir It is used some¬ 
times for usucapio. Pandect. 
CAPIS, idis. See Capedo. 2 
CAPISSO. See Capesso. 2 
CAPISTeRIUM (from cr/cn0r/, whence 
2 aKacpiarfipioi/, according to some), ii, n. 
probably, a vessel in which grains of corn 
arc put and cleansed by the infos on of 
water. Columel. 
CAPISTRS (capistmm), as, a. 1. to mui- 
2 zle, fasten with a headstall or halter. 
Plin. Capistrari boves. Colum. Capis- 
trare jumenta ad jugum.-1! Also, to 
tie or fasten up vines and trees. Colum. 
Ut jugavineis imponanturet capistren- 
tur. 
CXPiSTRUM (caput), i, n. a halter or 
headstall for horses, a muzzle for oxen, &c. 
Varr. Pullo3 asinorum leniter capistris 
habent vinctos. Virg. Prafigere ora 
capistris. - IT Also, a band to tie up 
vines with. Colum. -IT Also, a cord 
used about a wine-press. Cato. - 
If Figur. Juvenal. Stulta maritali jam 
porrigis ora capistro, the matrimonial 
noose. 
CAPITAL (for capitale, from capitalis, by 
apocope), alis, n. a covering for the 
head, a coif. Varr. -IT Also, a capi¬ 
tal crime. Cic. and Liv. 
CAPITALIS (caput), e, adject, relating to 
the head or life, capital. Gell. Morbo capi- 
tali, dangerous, deadly. Plaut. Capitale 
periculuin. Cic. Res capitalis, a capita' 
crime; one to which a capital punishment 
is assigned. So, Id. facinus, and fraus. 
And, Tacit, crimen. Also, absol. Cic. 
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CAE 
Capitale, and in plur. capitalia. Id. Trl 
umviri capitales, officerswho inflicted capi¬ 
tal punishment on criminals Liv. pama, 
capital punishment, the punishment of 
death. But pcena capitalis sometimes 
signifies merely civil death, as, for exam¬ 
ple, exile, condemnation to the mines, &c. 
-—— U Also, deadly, persecuting or pur¬ 
suing even unto death. Cic. hostis. 
Plant, inimicus, mortal or chief enemy. 
Cic. odium, deadly hate. Ilor. ira. — 
Hence, extremely dangerous, hurtful, per¬ 
nicious. Cic. oratio. Id. Cum capita- 
lem et pestiferum Antonii reditum ti- 
meremus. Id. homo. Id. Nulla capita- 
lior pestis.-If Also, capital, preemi¬ 
nent of its kind, extremely skilful or inge¬ 
nious. Cic. Philistus. Ovid, ingenium. 
CXPITaLITER (capitalis), adverb, capi- 
2 tally, mortally. Plin. Ep. Capitaliter la- 
cessere. Ammian. odisse. 
CAPITaTIO (caput), onis, f. a tribute or 
•’ tax paid by the head, a poll tax. Pandect. 
CAPITATtiS (Id.), a, um, adj. that hatha 
2 head, that groweth to a head, KctyaXoros, 
qui liabet caput, vel in caput late cres- 
cit. Varr. Clavulus capitatus. Plin. 
C®pa capitata. Id. Porrum capitatum. 
CaPITjECeNSI and CAPITE CENSI, 
the meaner sort of people among the Ro¬ 
mans, who, in the assessments, were rated 
at nothing, hut merely numlercd as citizens. 
Gell. ana Sallust. 
CAPITeLLUM, same as Capitulum. 2 
CAPITIUM (capio ; quod capit pectus), ii, 
1 li. airtOman’s stomacher;ace,ovAmglo some, 
but incorrectly, a hood, capoch. Varro. 
-IT Also, the collar of a tunic. Hie- 
ronym. -IT Also, the name of a city in 
Sicily; whence, Capitinus, a, um, adj. 
of or belonging to the same. Cic. Capiti- 
na civitas, h. c. the city Capitium. 
CAPIT5 (caput), onis, m. that hath a 
large head. Cic. -IT Hence, Capito- 
nes, a name given to parasites. Plaut. 
-IT Also, Capito, a kind offish with a 
large head. Cato. 
CAPfToLIUM (caput), ii, n. YLaKirtoXiov, 
the Capitol, the splendid temple of Jupiter 
in Rome, upon the Tarpeian mount, near 
which were the arx Tarpeia and the rupes 
Tarpeia, from the latter of which condemn¬ 
ed malefactors were wont to be thrown. 
Generally, under this name were included 
all these three or the whole hill, now called 
Campidoglio. The name is supposed by 
some to be derived from the head of a 
certain Tolus or Olus, said to have been 
dug up when the foundations of the 
temple were laid. Liv. and Virg. - 
IT The poets use Capitolia in plur. in the 
same sense as Capitolium. Virg. - 
IT Capitolia, also, splendid temples or cita¬ 
dels in other cities. Sueton. —— IT Hence, 
Capitollnus, a, um, adj. relating to the 
Capitol, Capitolinc. Cic. Clivus°Capito- 
linus. Id. Jupiter ,li. c. dwelling therein. 
Martial, dapes, h. e. which was given to 
Jupier at the lectLstemium. L'-r. ludi, 
h. c. in honor of this god. Cic. Capito- 
lini, .<•. homines, h. e. who took care of 
these games and dwelt on the Capitol. - 
IT Also, a Roman family name. 
CAPITULARIUS. See Capitulum. 
CAPITOLaTIM (capitulum), adverb, by 
2 heads, summarily, briefly. JVepos. 
CAPITOLaTOS (capitulum), a, um, adj. 
2 having a head. Cels, and Plin. 
CXPITOLUM (caput), i, n. dimin. a little 
2 head; also, a head, of men, beasts, or 
plants. Plaut. Operto capitulo bibunt. 
Cels. Capitulum h®di. Colum. Capitu¬ 
lum crep®.-IT Used, also, as a term 
of endearment. Terent. O capitulum 
lepidissimum ! most charming creature ! 
-If Used, also, for homo, a man. 
Plaut. -If In architecture, the capital 
or chapiter of a column, hrixoavov. Vi- 
truv. and Plin. -IT Also, the cross 
beam or rafter in engines of war. Vitruv. 
- IT Also, the upper round part of a 
writing tablet, with a hole in it, by which 
it might be hung up. Varro _IT Also, 
of books, a chapter, head, section. Ter- 
tullian. -IT Also, a section of a law. 
C Just. -TT Also, an impost or tax. 
Cod. Thcod. Hence, Capitularius, a, 
um, adj. pertaining to this tax. Cod. Thc¬ 
od. functio. Cod. Just. Capitularius, sc. 
homo, a collector of this tax. -If Ca¬ 
pitulum, 1, n, is also a town of the Hemici , 
