अंग्रेजी अंग्रेजी शब्दकोश

A piece or point of land, extending beyond the adjacent coast into the sea or a lake; a promontory; a headland.

To head or point; to keep a course; as, the ship capes southwest by south.

A sleeveless garment or part of a garment, hanging from the neck over the back, arms, and shoulders, but not reaching below the hips. See Cloak.

A composite stone (quartz, schorl, and hornblende) in the walls of tin and copper lodes.

Alt. of Caple

See Capelin.

A small marine fish (Mallotus villosus) of the family Salmonidae, very abundant on the coasts of Greenland, Iceland, Newfoundland, and Alaska. It is used as a bait for the cod.

A brilliant star in the constellation Auriga.

The curate of a chapel; a chaplain.

The private orchestra or band of a prince or of a church.

A swelling, like a wen, on the point of the elbow (or the heel of the hock) of a horse, caused probably by bruises in lying down.

The musical director in royal or ducal chapel; a choir-master.

To leap or jump about in a sprightly manner; to cut capers; to skip; to spring; to prance; to dance.

A frolicsome leap or spring; a skip; a jump, as in mirth or dancing; a prank.

A vessel formerly used by the Dutch, privateer.

The pungent grayish green flower bud of the European and Oriental caper (Capparis spinosa), much used for pickles.

A plant of the genus Capparis; -- called also caper bush, caper tree.

Alt. of Caper tree

See Capper, a plant, 2.

The currantlike fruit of the African and Arabian caper (Capparis sodado).