CPage 80
- English Word Capsquare Definition A metal covering plate which passes over the trunnions of a cannon, and holds it in place.
- English Word Capstan Definition A vertical cleated drum or cylinder, revolving on an upright spindle, and surmounted by a drumhead with sockets for bars or levers. It is much used, especially on shipboard, for moving or raising heavy weights or exerting great power by traction upon a rope or cable, passing around the drum. It is operated either by steam power or by a number of men walking around the capstan, each pushing on the end of a lever fixed in its socket.
- English Word Capstone Definition A fossil echinus of the genus Cannulus; -- so called from its supposed resemblance to a cap.
- English Word Capsular Definition Alt. of Capsulary
- English Word Capsulary Definition Of or pertaining to a capsule; having the nature of a capsule; hollow and fibrous.
- English Word Capsulate Definition Alt. of Capsulated
- English Word Capsulated Definition Inclosed in a capsule, or as in a chest or box.
- English Word Capsule Definition a dry fruit or pod which is made up of several parts or carpels, and opens to discharge the seeds, as, the capsule of the poppy, the flax, the lily, etc.
- English Word Capsule Definition A small saucer of clay for roasting or melting samples of ores, etc.; a scorifier.
- English Word Capsule Definition a small, shallow, evaporating dish, usually of porcelain.
- English Word Capsule Definition A small cylindrical or spherical gelatinous envelope in which nauseous or acrid doses are inclosed to be swallowed.
- English Word Capsule Definition A membranous sac containing fluid, or investing an organ or joint; as, the capsule of the lens of the eye. Also, a capsulelike organ.
- English Word Capsule Definition A metallic seal or cover for closing a bottle.
- English Word Capsule Definition A small cup or shell, as of metal, for a percussion cap, cartridge, etc.
- English Word Captain Definition A head, or chief officer
- English Word Captain Definition The military officer who commands a company, troop, or battery, or who has the rank entitling him to do so though he may be employed on other service.
- English Word Captain Definition An officer in the United States navy, next above a commander and below a commodore, and ranking with a colonel in the army.
- English Word Captain Definition By courtesy, an officer actually commanding a vessel, although not having the rank of captain.
- English Word Captain Definition The master or commanding officer of a merchant vessel.
- English Word Captain Definition One in charge of a portion of a ship's company; as, a captain of a top, captain of a gun, etc.