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Cap
Webster's Dictionary
or (1):
(v. t.) To deprive of cap.
(2):
(n.) A collar of iron or wood used in joining spars, as the mast and the topmast, the bowsprit and the jib boom; also, a covering of tarred canvas at the end of a rope.
(3):
(n.) A large size of writing paper; as, flat cap; foolscap; legal cap.
(4):
(n.) One of lace, muslin, etc., for women, or infants
(5):
(n.) A percussion cap. See under Percussion.
(6):
(n.) One usually with a visor but without a brim, for men and boys
(7):
(n.) A covering for the head
(8):
(v. t.) To cover with a cap, or as with a cap; to provide with a cap or cover; to cover the top or end of; to place a cap upon the proper part of; as, to cap a post; to cap a gun.
(9):
(n.) The removable cover of a journal box.
(10):
(v. t.) To match; to mate in contest; to furnish a complement to; as, to cap text; to cap proverbs.
(11):
(v. i.) To uncover the head respectfully.
(12):
(n.) One used as the mark or ensign of some rank, office, or dignity, as that of a cardinal.
(13):
(n.) Anything resembling a cap in form, position, or use
(14):
(n.) The whole top of the head of a bird from the base of the bill to the nape of the neck.
(15):
(n.) A respectful uncovering of the head.
(16):
(v. t.) To complete; to crown; to bring to the highest point or consummation; as, to cap the climax of absurdity.
(17):
(n.) The top, or uppermost part; the chief.
(18):
(v. t.) To salute by removing the cap.
(19):
(n.) Something covering the top or end of a thing for protection or ornament.
(20):
(n.) The uppermost of any assemblage of parts; as, the cap of column, door, etc.; a capital, coping, cornice, lintel, or plate.
(21):
(n.) A portion of a spherical or other convex surface.
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Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Cap'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/dictionaries/eng/web/c/cap.html. 1828.
