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CAP 
CAP 
in Latium. Plin. — Hence, Capitulensis, 
e, adj. of or pertaining to the same. 
Pandect. 
CAPITUM, or CXPeTUM (. Kairyrov , from 
3 Kami, a manger ), i, n. food fur cattle, 
fodder. Cod. Tkeod. Species capitum 
(gen. pi. for capitorum), annonarumve 
ex horreis proferantur. 
CaPNIaS (Karri/ lag, from Karroos, smoke), 
x, m. a kind of jasper, of a smoky hue. 
Plin. — Also called Capnltcs, az, and 
Capnitis, Idis. -IT Capnias, also, a kind 
of chrysolite. Plin. -IT Also, Capnitis, 
>tdis, f. sc. vitis, a sort of vine, with grapes 
of a smoky appearance. Plin. 
CAPNITIS ( Karrvins ), idis, f. a sort of 
cadmia or cobalt. Plin. 
CAPNITIS, idis, f. or CAPNITES, ®, m. 
same as Capnias. Plin. 
CAPNGS (Karrvds, smoke), i, f. the herb 
fumitory. Plin. 
CAPNUMARGOS, same as Acaunu- 
marga. 
CaPQ (Kamov), onis, and CaPOS, i, m. a 
2 capon. Varr. and Martial. 
CAl’PX (Karrrra), indeclin. the name of the 
3 tenth letter of the Greek alphabet. 
CaPPXDoX, ocis, m. a river, from which 
the name of the country Cappadocia zcas de¬ 
rived. Plin. -IT As an adj. Cappado¬ 
cian, of or pertaining to Cappadocia. Cic. 
and Horat. -IT Cappadocia, a;, f. a 
country of Asia Minor. Plin. -IT Cap- 
padoclus, and Cappadocus, a, um, adj. 
Cappadocian, of or pertaining to Cappa¬ 
docia. Plin. 
CaPPARI, n. indeclin. and CaPPXR, is, 
n. and CaPPARIS (Karrrrapii), is, f. a 
shrub bearing fruit called capers; also, 
the fruit itself, capers. Plin. Capparis 
firmioris ligni frutex. Martial. Cappa- 
rin et putri c®pas alece natantes. 
CAPPXRX, ®, f. purslain, same as Portu- 
laca. Apulei. 
CAPRA (as for carpa, from carpendo, from 
carpo), x, f. a she-goat, ai'f, aiy6(. Cic. 
— In Virg. Capra; ferae, same as Ca¬ 
prine ; and in Apulei. Capra, absol., in 
the same sense.-IT Also, same as 
Caper and Hircus, the offensive smell issu¬ 
ing from under the arm-pits. Horat. Sed 
nimis arcta premunt olid® convivia 
caprse. -IT Also, a constellation, the 
Goat, same as Amalllitea. Horat. Insana 
Capra sidera.-IT Also, a fiery meteor. 
Senec. -IT Capra was aiso a Roman 
cognomen, as Annius Capra. Varr. - 
IT Capr® palus. See Caprca. 
CXPRARIOS (capra), a, um, adject, of a 
3 goat, ad capras pertinens. Solin. - 
IT Caprarius, ii, m. a goat-licrd. Varr. 
and Colum. -- IT Capraria insula, ac¬ 
cording to Varro, an island, thus called 
from the great number of goats found 
there. Varro also calls it Caprasia. 
Plin. says it was situated in the gulf of 
Genoa. — There was also another 
island called Capraria, near Majorca. 
Plin. — Also, another island among the 
Fortunate islands or Canaries. Plin. 
CAPRASIA INSULA. See Caprarius 
-IT Caprasia was also a name given 
to one of the mouths of the Po. Plin. 
CXPREX (capra), ®, f. a wild she-goat; a 
roe, deer, gazelle, a'/( dypia, ddpf 
Ovid, imhelles capreoe. Virg. Silves- 
tres uri, capreceque sequaces. PL Ca- 
prea fugax.- J Some make caprca 
in Varro. 1. 1. R. R. c. 31. a branch of a 
vine that puts forth tendrils; but others 
consider caprea in this passage to be an 
interpolation. - IT Caprca palus, or 
Capra; palus (afterwards, according to 
Fcstus, called Caprilia), was a marsh 
or lake near Rome. Ovid, and Lie. 
CXPREAE, arum, f. now Capri, an island 
in the Tuscan sea. Tacit. — Hence, Ca- 
preensis, e, adj. of or pertaining to this 
island. Sueton. 
CAPREIDA, x, f. a certainjilant, according 
to some, woodbine or honeysuckle. Cato. 
CXPREGLATIM (capreolus), adv. wind¬ 
ing about, or intertwining with each other , 
like the tendrils of vines. Apulei. 
CXPREGLOS (caper), i, m. a young roe¬ 
buck, a clicveril, SopKaSiov, parvus caper 
silvestris. Virg. -IT Also, a forked 
instrument to dig with, a. weeding hoe. 
Colum. - IT Also, Capreoli, cross 
pieces of timber to hold fast larger beams, 
and keep them together; braces. Vitruv. 
and Cops _IT Also, in vines and other 
plants, Capreoli, tendrils. Varr. and Plin. 
CXPRIC5RN0S (caper & cornu), i, m. 
Capricorn, one of the signs of the zodiac. 
Horat. tyrannus Hesperi® Capricornus 
und®. 
CAPRIFICATI5 (caprifico), onis, f. a 
2 ripening of figs, by drawing off the milky 
juice from them by means of certain insects 
found about the fruit of the wild fig-tree. 
Plin. 
CXPRIFIC5, as, a. 1. to ripen or force figs, 
2 by extracting the milky juice from them 
by means of certain flics, or gnats, found 
about the fruit of the wild Jig-tree, and en¬ 
ticed from thence for that purpose. Plin. 
CXPRIFICOS (caper & ficus), i, f. a wild 
2 fig-tree which bears only male blossoms, 
called, by the Greeks, spivbs, remarka¬ 
ble on account of the gall-insect (cynips 
psenes of Linn®us), which passes from 
this tree to the cultivated fig-tree (ficus, 
ovKij), and, by piercing into the sub¬ 
stance of the bottom of the flower, has¬ 
tens the ripening of the fig. Plin. — 
Also, the fruit of the wild fig-tree. Plin. 
-IT This tree usually grows among 
rocks and walls, and bursts them by the 
power of its roots. Horat. and Juven. 
CAPRIGENOS (caper & genus), a, um, 
3 adj. of the goat kind, aiyoycvrjq, ex capra 
genitus. Cic. pecus. — Hence, figur. 
Plant. Caprigenum liominum genus, 
goatish kind of men. 
CAPRILIS (caper), e, adj. pertaining to 
goats. Varr. semen. — Hence, Caprlle, 
is, n. a stable or cote for goats. Varr. 
CXPRILIOS, ii, m. a Roman name. Varr. 
CXPRIMuLGOS (capra & rnulgeo), i, m. 
3 a milker of goats, goatherd. Cabu.1l. - 
IT Also, a bird, which, in the night time, 
sucks goats, and injures their udders. Plin. 
CXPRINEOS, a name given to the emperor 
Tiberius, in allusion partly to his lascivi¬ 
ousness and debauchery, and partly to his 
residence at Caprca. Sueton. — Others 
read differently. 
CXPRiNOS (capra), a, um, adj. of a goat, 
aiyeios, ad capram pertinens Cic. 
Pellis caprina. Varr. Grex caprinus. 
Id. Caprinum genus. Plin. Caprinum 
lac. Id. Sanguis caprinus. Horat. 
Alter rixatur de lana s®pe caprina, h. e. 
a mere trifle. 
CXPRIPeS (caper & pes), edis, having the 
3 feet of a goat, goat-footed ; an epithet of 
Pan and the satyrs. Horat. and Propert. 
CXPRoTINOS (caper), a, um, adject. 
Varro. Non® Caprotin®, the 7th day of 
July, when sacrifices were offered to Juno, 
who was called Caprotina, under a wild, 
fig-tree. 
CAPSA (in the later Greek Kaxba, per¬ 
haps from capio), ®, f. a coffer, chest, 
box ; a book-case, writing-desk, &c.; also, 
a thing to keep fruit in. Cic., Horat. 
and Martial. 
CAPSARIOS (capsa), ii, m. a slave that 
2 accompanied boys of rank to school, carried 
their books, &c. Suet. -IT A slave who, 
at the baths, took care, of the clothes of 
those bathing. Pandect. 
CaPSeLLA (dimin. of capsa), ®, f. a 
3 small box or chest.. Pandect. 
CAPSeNSIS, e, adj. of or pertaining to Cap¬ 
sa, a town of Africa. Sallust. — Capsen- 
ses, ium, m. inhabitants of Capsa. Sal¬ 
lust. — Called, also, by Plin., Capsitani. 
CAPSIS. See Capio. 
CAPSITANUS. See Capscnsis. 
CAPSO. See Capio. 3 
CaPSOLX (dimin. of capsa), ®, f. a little 
2 coffer, chest, or box; a small case for 
books, paper, and also for other purposes. 
Catull. Hue una ex multis capsula me 
sequitur. Scnec. Nosti complures ju- 
venes, barba, et coma nitidos, de cap¬ 
sula totos, h. e one very spruce, and fond 
of dress. 
CAPSOS (probably from capsa), i, m. the 
inside of a coach or wagon, where the pas¬ 
sengers sit. Vitruv. — — IT Also, a stall, 
cote, or pen for cattle. Vellei. 
CaPTaTIS (capto), onis, f. the act of\ 
1 catching or aiming at, actus captandi. 
In fencing, a feint. Quintil. -If Fi¬ 
gur. Cic. Captatio verborum, a catching 
zip ; sophistry. Quintil. Jam in his ami- 
simus modum et gratiam rei nimia 
captatione, h. e. by excessive hunting or 
I striving after, by excessive use. Plin. 
' 120 
Captatio testamenti, a will-hunting, 
legacy-hunting. 
CaPTaToR (Id.), oris, m. one who seeks 
to catch a tiling, one who strives eagerly 
after a thing, one who is on the watch after 
a thing. Liv. Ut plebicola repente, 
oinnisque a.ur® popularis captator eva- 
deret.-IT Often, also, a will-hunter, 
legacy-hunter. Horat. Captatorque da- 
bit risus Nasica Corano. 
CaPTaToRIOS (captator), a, um, adj. 
3 ad captanda testamenta pertinens. 
Pandect. Captatori® institutiones, by 
which we make a person our heir on con¬ 
dition, and so far as he does the same by 
us. So, Id. scriptur®. 
CaPTeNSOLX (capio, or capto), x, f. a 
captious argument, sophism. Martian. 
Cupel. 
CaPTIS (capio), onis, f. the act of taking, 
the taking, Xyipig, actus capiendi, pre- 
liensio. Gell. -IT Hence, in general, 
in speech, a sophism, fetch, catch, quirk, 
cavil, fallacious argument. Cic. Discu¬ 
te re captiones. Id. explicare. Id. re- 
fellere. Id. Multa est in verbis captio, 
cum in ceteris rebus, turn in testa- 
mentis, si negligantur voluntates. Id. 
Captiones dialectic®. Gell. Captio- 
num laquei. Senec. Idem de istls cap- 
tionibus (dialecticis) dico, quo enim 
nomine potius sophismata appellem ? 
— Also, in actions, doubtfulness, a criti¬ 
cal affair. Cic. Omnes captiones in 
onini sententia occurrunt, li. e. all soz-ts 
of doubts and difficulties. — Also, cunning, 
fraud, deceit, trick; also, the injury or 
loss resulting therefrom; detriment, dis¬ 
advantage. Cic. Si dupondius tuus 
ageretur, Sex. N®vi; si in parvula re 
captionis aliquid vererere. Plant. Ni¬ 
hil in ea re captio est. Pandect. S®- 
pe cum magna captione a rebus nos- 
tris avocamur. Id. Incidere in cap- 
tionem. Plaut. Ne quid captioni rnihi 
sit, si dederim tibi. 
C aPTIoSe (captiosus), adverb, captiously, 
1 deceitfully. Cic. Nec diutius captiose 
interroganti respondebo. 
CaPTIoSOS (captio), a, um, adj. captious, 
full of craft and deceit, fallacious, given 
to cavils. Cic. Fallacibus et captiosis 
interrogationibus circumscribi et deci- 
pi. Id. Captiosissimo genere interro- 
gationis uti. Id. Quo nihil captiosius, 
neque indignius potest dici. Id. Sol¬ 
vere captiosa, ambigua distinguere, 
li. e. sophistries. — Also, dangerous, 
critical, hazardous, disadvantageous. 
Cic. Societas captiosa. Id. Periculo- 
sum est dissolvi hoc interdictum; cap- 
tiosum est omnibus, rem ullam con- 
stitui ejusmodi, qu® cum armis gesta 
sit, rescindi jure non possit. Pandect. 
Pupilli ignorantia non debet esse cap¬ 
tiosa creditoribus, et ipsi lucrosa. 
CAPTIVITaS (captivus), atis, f. captivi¬ 
ty, bondage, imprisonment. Cic. and 
Tacit. - - IT Used, also, of beasts 
taken in the chase. Plin. -IT Tacit. 
Captivitas urbium, the taking of tozens 
by storm. So, Id. absolutely.-IT In 
Apulei. Captivitas oculorum, li. e. blind¬ 
ness. 
CAPTiuNCOLX (dimin. of captio), », f. 
T Cic. and Gell. See Captio. 
CAPTIVOS (capio), a, um, adj. captive, 
taken prisoner, deprived of liberty, en¬ 
slaved. Cic. Plures captivos, quam pr®- 
dones necatos, captives. Id. Ducere ali- 
quem captivum in triumpho. Azict. ad 
Hcrenn. Redimere captivos ab hostibus, 
prisoners. JVepos. Reddere, and remittere 
captivos. Curt. Captivos libertate do- 
nare, to set at liberty. Claudian. Servi- 
tum Stygio ducor captiva tyranno. — 
Also, what pertains or belongs to a cap¬ 
tive. Virg. Captivus sanguis. Martial. 
Captiva sitis. Ovid. Crines captivi. Id. 
Captiva colla., h. e. for the gen. captivi 
or captivorum.-11 Also, any thing 
taken in war. Cies. Naves captiv®, 
taken in buttle. Liv. Captiva pecunia. 
Propert. Septem captivis debilis ibat 
aquis. Horat. Captivum ebur. Ovid. 
Injicere captivo brachia coslo, li. e. near¬ 
ly taken ; as good as taken. -IT Also, 
of animals, caught in the chase. Ovid. 
Mur®na captiva. Id,. Captivi pisces. Id. 
Captiva vulpes.-IT Also, tied, bound. 
Ovid. Vix precibus Neptune, tuis capti- 
