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&hand; Capillarity depends upon the relative attaction of the modecules of the liquid for each other and for those of the solid, and is especially observable in capillary tubes, where it determines the ascent or descent of the liquid above or below the level of the liquid which the tube is dipped; -- hence the name\'3c-- it is especially important in certain plants, to allow flow of water from the roots --\'3e.

Capillary <Xpage=212>

Cap"il*la*ry (?) , a. [L. capillaris , fr. capillus hair. Cf. Capillaire .] 1. Resembling a hair; fine; minute; very slender; having minute tubes or interspaces; having very small bore; as, the capillary vessels of animals and plants .

2. Pertaining to capillary tubes or vessels; as, capillary action .

Capillary attraction , Capillary repulsion , the apparent attraction or repulsion between a soild and liquid caused bycapillarity. See Capillarity , and Attraction . -- Capillarity tubes . See the Note under Capillarity .

Capillary <Xpage=212>

Cap"il*la*ry , n. ; pl., Capillaries (<?/) . 1. A tube or vessel, extremely fine or minute.

2. (Anat.) A minute, thin-walled vessel; particularly one of the smallest blood vessels connecting arteries and veins, but used also for the smallest lymphatic and biliary vessels.

Capillation <Xpage=212>

Cap`il*la"tion (?) , n. [L. capillatie the hair.] A capillary blood vessel. [Obs.]

Sir T. Browne.

Capillature <Xpage=212>

Ca*pil"la*ture (?) , n. [L. capillatura .] A bush of hair; frizzing of the hair.

Clarke.

Capilliform <Xpage=212>

Ca*pil"li*form (?) , a. [L. capillus hair + -form .] In the shape or form of, a hair, or of hairs.

Capillose <Xpage=212>

Cap"il*lose` (?) , a. [L. capillosus .] Having much hair; hairy. [R.]

Capistrate <Xpage=212>

Ca*pis"trate (?) , a. [L. capistratus , p. p. of capistrare halter.] (Zo\'94l.) Hooded; cowled.

Capital <Xpage=212>

Cap"i*tal (?) , a. [F. capital , L. capitalis capital (in senses 1 & 2), fr. caput head. See Chief , and cf. Capital , n. ] 1. Of or pertaining to the head. [Obs.]

Needs must the Serpent now his capital bruise Expect with mortal pain. Milton.

2. Having reference to, or involving, the forfeiture of the head or life; affecting life; punishable with death; as, capital trials; capital punishment.

Many crimes that are capital among us. Swift.

To put to death a capital offender. Milton.

3. First in importance; chief; principal.

A capital article in religion Atterbury.

Whatever is capital and essential in Christianity. I. Taylor.

4. Chief, in a political sense, as being the seat of the general government of a state or nation; as, Washington and Paris are capital cities .

5. Of first rate quality; excellent; as, a capital speech or song . [Colloq.]

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Capital letter [F, lettre capitale ] (Print.) , a leading or heading letter, used at the beginning of a sentence and as the first letter of certain words, distinguished, for the most part, both by different form and larger size, from the small ( lower-case ) letters, which form the greater part of common print or writing. -- Small capital letters have the form of capital letters and height of the body of the lower-case letters. -- Capital stock , money, property, or stock invested in any business, or the enterprise of any corporation or institution.

Abbott.

Syn. -- Chief; leading; controlling; prominent.

Capital <Xpage=214>

Cap"i*tal (?) , n. [Cf. L. capitellum and Capitulum , a small head, the head, top, or capital of a column, dim. of caput head; F. chapiteau , OF. capitel . See Chief , and cf. Cattle , Chattel , Chapiter , Chapter .] 1. (Arch.) The head or uppermost member of a column, pilaster, etc. It consists generally of three parts, abacus , bell (or vase ), and necking . See these terms, and Column .

2. [Cf. F. capilate , fem., sc. ville .] (Geog.) The seat of government; the chief city or town in a country; a metropolis. "A busy and splendid capital "

Macauly.

3. [Cf. F. capital .] Money, property, or stock employed in trade, manufactures, etc.; the sum invested or lent, as distinguished from the income or interest. See Capital stock , under Capital , a.

4. (Polit. Econ.) That portion of the produce of industry, which may be directly employed either to support human beings or to assist in production.

M'Culloch.

&hand; When wealth is used to assist production it is called capital . The capital of a civilized community includes fixed capital (i.e. buildings, machines, and roads used in the course of production and exchange) amd circulating capital (i.e., food, fuel, money, etc., spent in the course of production and exchange).

T. Raleing.

5. Anything which can be used to increase one's power or influence.

He tried to make capital out of his rival's discomfiture. London Times.

6. (Fort.) An imaginary line dividing a bastion, ravelin, or other work, into two equal parts.

7. A chapter, or section, of a book. [Obs.]

Holy St. Bernard hath said in the 59th capital . Sir W. Scott.

8. (Print.) See Capital letter , under Capital , a.

Active capital . See under Active , -- Small capital (Print.) , a small capital letter. See under Capital , a. -- To live on one's capital , to consume one's capital without producing or accumulating anything to replace it.

Capitalist <Xpage=214>

Cap"i*tal*ist , n. [Cf. F. capitaliste .] One who has capital; one who has money for investment, or money invested; esp. a person of large property, which is employed in business.

The expenditure of the capitalist . Burke.

Capitalization <Xpage=214>

Cap"i*tal*i*za`tion (?) , n. The act or process of capitalizing.

Capitalize <Xpage=214>

Cap"i*tal*ize (?) , v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Capitalized (?) ; p. pr. & vb. n. Capitalizing .] 1. To convert into capital, or to use as capital.

2. To compute, appraise, or assess the capital value of (a patent right, an annuity, etc.)

3. To print in capital letters, or with an initial capital.

Capitally <Xpage=214>

Cap*i*tal*ly , adv. 1. In a way involving the forfeiture of the head or life; as, to punish capitally .

2. In a capital manner; excellently. [Colloq.]

Capitalness <Xpage=214>

Cap"i*tal*ness , n. The quality of being capital; preeminence. [R.]

Capitan Pasha or Pacha <Xpage=214>

Ca`pi*tan` Pa*sha` or Pa*cha` (?) . [See capitan .] The chief admiral of the Turkish fleet.

Capitate <Xpage=214>

Cap"i*tate (?) , a [L. capitatus fr. caput head.] 1. Headlike in form; also, having the distal end enlarged and rounded, as the stigmas of certain flowers.

2. (Bot.) Having the flowers gathered into a head.

Capitatim <Xpage=214>

Cap`i*ta"tim (?) , a. [NL.] Of so much per head; as, a capitatim tax; a capitatim grant.

Capitation <Xpage=214>

Cap`i*ta"tion (?) , n. [L. capitatio a poll tax, fr. caput head; cf. F. capitation .] 1. A numbering of heads or individuals. [Obs.]

Sir T. Browne.

2. A tax upon each head or person, without reference to property; a poll tax.

Capite <Xpage=214>

Cap"i*te (?) , n. [L., abl. of caput head.] See under Tenant .

Capitellate <Xpage=214>

Cap`i*tel"late (?) , a. [L. capitellum , dim. of caput head.] (Bot.) Having a very small knoblike termination, or collected into minute capitula.

Capitibranchiata <Xpage=214>

Cap`i*ti*bran`chi*a"ta (?) , n. pl. [NL., from L. caput , capitis , head + -branchiae gills.] (Zo\'94l.) A division of annelids in which the gills arise from or near the head. See Tubicola .

Capitol <Xpage=214>

Cap"i*tol (?) , [L. capitolium , fr. caput head: cf. F. capitole . See Chief .]

1. The temple of Jupiter, at Rome, on the Mona Capitolinus, where the Senate met.

Comes C\'91sar to the Capitol to-morrow? Shak.

2. The edifice at Washington occupied by the Congress of the United States; also, the building in which the legislature of State holds its sessions; a statehouse.

Capitolian, Capitoline <Xpage=214>

Cap`i*to"li*an (?) , Cap"i*to*line (?) , a. [L. capitolinus : cf. F. capitolin .] Of or pertaining to the Capitol in Rome. " Capitolian Jove."

Macaulay.

Capitoline games (Antiq.) , annual games instituted at Rome by Camillus, in honor of Jupter Capitolinus, on account of the preservation of the Capitol from the Gauls; when reinstituted by Domitian, arter a period of neglect, they were held every fifth year.

Capitula <Xpage=214>

Ca*pit"u*la (?) , n. pl. See Capitulum .

Capitular <Xpage=214>

Ca*pit"u*lar (?) , n. [LL. capitulare , capitularium , fr. L. capitulum a small head, a chapter, dim. of capit head, chapter.] 1. An act passed in a chapter.

2. A member of a chapter.

The chapter itself, and all its members or capitulars . Ayliffe.

3. The head or prominent part.

Capitular <Xpage=214>

Ca*pit"u*lar (?) , a. 1. (Eccl.) Of or pertaining to a chapter; capitulary.

From the pope to the member of the capitular body. Milman.

2. (Bot.) Growing in, or pertaining to, a capitulum.

3. (Anat.) Pertaining to a capitulum; as, the capitular process of a vetebra, the process which articulates with the capitulum of a rib .

Capitularly <Xpage=214>

Ca*pit"u*lar*ly (?) , adv. In the manner or form of an ecclesiastical chapter.

Sterne.

Capitulary <Xpage=214>

Ca*pit"u*la*ry (?) , n. ; pl. Capitularies (#) . [See Capitular .] 1. A capitular.

2. The body of laws or statutes of a chapter, or of an ecclesiastical council.

3. A collection of laws or statutes, civil and ecclesiastical, esp. of the Frankish kings, in chapters or sections.

Several of Charlemagne's capitularies . Hallam.

Capitulary <Xpage=214>

Ca*pit"u*la*ry (?) , a. Relating to the chapter of a cathedral; capitular. " Capitulary acts."

Warton.

Capitulate <Xpage=214>

Ca*pit"u*late (?) , v. i. [ imp. & p. p. Capitulated ; p. pr. & vb. n. Capitulating .] [LL. capitulatus , p. p. of capitulare to capitulate: cf. F. capituler . See Capitular , n. ] 1. To settle or draw up the heads or terms of an agreement, as in chapters or articles; to agree. [Obs.]

There capitulates with the king . . . to take to wife his daughter Mary. Heylin.

There is no reason why the reducing of any agreement to certain heads or capitula should not be called to capitulate . Trench.

2. To surrender on terms agreed upon (usually, drawn up under several heads); as, an army or a garrison capitulates .

The Irish, after holding out a week, capitulated . Macaulay.

Capitulate <Xpage=214>

Ca*pit"u*late , v. t. To surrender or transfer, as an army or a fortress, on certain conditions. [R.]

Capitulation <Xpage=214>

Ca*pit`u*la"tion (?) , n. [Cf. F. capitulation , LL. capitulatio .] 1. A reducing to heads or articles; a formal agreement.

With special capitulation that neither the Scots nor the French shall refortify. Bp. Burnet.

2. The act of capitulating or surrendering to an emeny upon stipulated terms.

3. The instrument containing the terms of an agreement or surrender.

Capitulator <Xpage=214>

Ca*pit"u*la`tor (?) , n. [LL.] One who capitulates.

Capitule <Xpage=214>

Cap"i*tule (?) , n. [L. capitulum small head, chapter.] A summary. [Obs.]

Capitulum <Xpage=214>

Ca*pit"u*lum (?) , n. ; pl. Capitula (<?/) . [L., a small head.] 1. A thick head of flowers on a very short axis, as a clover top, or a dandelion; a composite flower. A capitulum may be either globular or flat.

Gray.

2. (Anat.) A knobike protuberance of any part, esp. at the end of a bone or cartilage. [See Illust . of Artiodactyla .]

Capivi <Xpage=214>

Ca*pi"vi (?) , n. [Cf. Copaiba .] A balsam of the Spanish West Indies. See Copaiba .

Caple <Xpage=214>

Ca"ple (?) , n. See Capel .

Caplin <Xpage=214>

Cap"lin (?) , n. See Capelin .

Caplin, Capling <Xpage=214>

Cap"lin (?) , Cap"ling (?) , n. The cap or coupling of a flail, through which the thongs pass which connect the handle and swingel.

Wright.

Capnomancy <Xpage=214>

Cap"no*man`cy (?) , n. [Gr. <?/ smoke + mancy : cf. F. capnomancie .] Divination by means of the ascent or motion of smoke.

Capnomor <Xpage=214>

Cap"no*mor (?) , n. [Gr. <?/ smoke + <?/, equiv. to <?/ part.] (Chem.) A limpid, colorless oil with a peculiar odor, obtained from beech tar.

Watts.

Capoc <Xpage=214>

Ca*poc" (?) , n. [Malay k\'bepoq .] A sort of cotton so short and fine thet it can not be spun, used in the East Indies to line palanquins, to make mattresses, etc.

Capoch <Xpage=214>

Ca*poch" (?) , n. ; pl. Capoches (#) . [Cf. Sp. capucho , It. cappucio , F. Capuce , capuchon , LL. caputium , fr. capa cloak. See Cap .] A hood; especialy, the hood attached to the gown of a monk.

Capoch <Xpage=214>

Ca*poch" , v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Capoched (?) .] To cover with, or as with, a hood; hence, to hoodwink or blind.

Hudibras.

Capon <Xpage=214>

Ca"pon (?) , n. [OE. capon , chapoun , AS. cap<?/n (cf. F. chapon ), L. capo , fr. Gr. <?/ akin to <?/ to cut, OSlav. skopiti to casrate. CF. Comma .] A castrated cock, esp. when fattened; a male chicken gelded to improve his flesh for the table.

Shak.

The merry thought of a capon . W. Irving.

Capon <Xpage=214>

Ca"pon , v. t. To castrate; to make a capon of.

Caponet <Xpage=214>

Ca"pon*et (?) , n. A young capon. [R.]

Chapman.

Caponiere <Xpage=214>

Cap`o*niere" (?) , n. [F. caponni\'8are , fr. Sp. caponera , orig., a cage for fattening capons, hence, a place of refuge; cf. It. capponiera . See Capon .] (Fort.) A work made across or in the ditch, to protect it from the enemy, or to serve as a covered passageway.

Caponize <Xpage=214>

Ca"pon*ize (?) , v. t. To castrate, as a fowl.

Capot <Xpage=214>

Ca*pot" (?) , n. [F.] A winning of all the tricks at the game of piquet. It counts for forty points.

Hoyle.

Capot <Xpage=214>

Ca*pot" , v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Capotted .] To win all the tricks from, in playing at piquet.

Capote <Xpage=214>

Ca*pote" (?) , n. [Sp. capote (cf. F. capote .), fr. LL. capa cape, cloak. See Cap .] A long cloak or overcoat, especially one with a hood.

Capouch <Xpage=214>

Ca*pouch" (?) , n. & v. t. Same as Capoch .

Cappadine <Xpage=214>

Cap"pa*dine (?) , n. A floss or waste obtained from the cocoon after the silk has been reeled off, used for shag.

Cappaper <Xpage=214>

Cap"pa`per (?) , See cap , n. , also Paper , n.

Cappeak <Xpage=214>

Cap"peak` (?) , n. The front piece of a cap; -- now more commonly called visor .

Cappella <Xpage=214>

Cap*pel"la (?) , n. See A cappella .

Capper <Xpage=214>

Cap"per (?) , n. 1. One whose business is to make or sell caps.

2. A by-bidder; a decoy for gamblers [Slang, U. S.] <--shill?-->.

3. An instrument for applying a percussion cap to a gun or cartridge.

Capping plane <Xpage=214>

Cap"ping plane` (?) . (Join.) A plane used for working the upper surface of staircase rails.

Capra <Xpage=214>

Ca"pra (?) , n. [L., a she goat.] (Zo\'94l.) A genus of ruminants, including the common goat.

Caprate <Xpage=214>

Cap"rate (?) , n. (Chem.) A salt of capric acid.

Capreolate <Xpage=214>

Cap"re*o*late (?) , a. [L. capreolus wild goat, tendril, fr. caper goat: cf. F. capr\'82ol\'82 .] (Bot.) Having a tendril or tendrils.

Capreoline <Xpage=214>

Cap"re*o*line (?) , a. [L. capreolus wild goat, fr. caper goat.] (Zo\'94l.) Of or pertaining to the roebuck.

Capric <Xpage=214>

Cap"ric (?) , a. [L. caper goat.] (Chem.) Of or pertaining to capric acid or its derivatives.

Capric acid , C9H9.CO2H , Caprylic acid , C7H15.CO2H , &and; Caproic acid , C5H11.CO2H , are fatty acids occurring in small quantities in butter, cocoanut oil, etc., united with glycerin; they are colorless oils, or white crystalline solids, of an unpleasant odor like that of goats or sweat.

Cariccio <Xpage=214>

Ca*ric"cio (?) , n. [It. See Caprice .]

1. (Mus.) A piece in a free form, with frequent digressions from the theme; a fantasia; -- often called caprice .

2. A caprice; a freak; a fancy.

Shak.

Capricioso <Xpage=214>

Ca*pri*cio"so (?) , a. [It.] (Mus) In a free, fantastic style.

Caprice <Xpage=214>

Ca*price" (?) , n. [F. caprice , It. capriccio , caprice (perh. orig. a fantastical goat leap), fr. L. caper , capra , goat. Cf Capriole , Cab , Caper , v. i. ] 1. An abrupt change in feeling, opinion, or action, proceeding from some whim or fancy; a freak; a notion. " Caprices of appetite."

W. Irving.