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<hw>Ca*pil"la*ture</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[L. <ets>capillatura</ets>.]</ety> <def>A bush of hair; frizzing of the hair.</def>

<i>Clarke.</i>

<h1>Capilliform</h1> <Xpage=212>

<hw>Ca*pil"li*form</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt> <ety>[L. <ets>capillus</ets> hair + <ets>-form</ets>.]</ety> <def>In the shape or form of, a hair, or of hairs.</def>

<h1>Capillose</h1> <Xpage=212>

<hw>Cap"il*lose`</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt> <ety>[L. <ets>capillosus</ets>.]</ety> <def>Having much hair; hairy.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark>

<h1>Capistrate</h1> <Xpage=212>

<hw>Ca*pis"trate</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt> <ety>[L. <ets>capistratus</ets>, p. p. of <ets>capistrare</ets> halter.]</ety> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>Hooded; cowled.</def>

<h1>Capital</h1> <Xpage=212>

<hw>Cap"i*tal</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt> <ety>[F. <ets>capital</ets>, L. <ets>capitalis</ets> capital (in senses 1 & 2), fr. <ets>caput</ets> head. See <er>Chief</er>, and cf. <er>Capital</er>, <tt>n.</tt>]</ety> <p><b>1.</b> <def>Of or pertaining to the head.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<blockquote>Needs must the Serpent now his <b>capital</b> bruise Expect with mortal pain. <i>Milton.</i></blockquote>

<p><b>2.</b> <def>Having reference to, or involving, the forfeiture of the head or life; affecting life; punishable with death; <as>as, <ex>capital</ex> trials; <ex>capital</ex> punishment.</as></def>

<blockquote>Many crimes that are <b>capital</b> among us. <i>Swift.</i></blockquote>

<blockquote>To put to death a <b>capital</b> offender. <i>Milton.</i></blockquote>

<p><b>3.</b> <def>First in importance; chief; principal.</def>

<blockquote>A <b>capital</b> article in religion <i>Atterbury.</i></blockquote>

<blockquote>Whatever is <b>capital</b> and essential in Christianity. <i>I. Taylor.</i></blockquote>

<p><b>4.</b> <def>Chief, in a political sense, as being the seat of the general government of a state or nation; <as>as, Washington and Paris are <ex>capital</ex> cities</as>.</def>

<p><b>5.</b> <def>Of first rate quality; excellent; <as>as, a <ex>capital</ex> speech or song</as>.</def> <mark>[Colloq.]</mark>

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<cs><col>Capital letter</col> <ety>[F, <ets>lettre capitale<ets>]</ety> <fld>(Print.)</fld>, <cd>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 (<i>lower-case<i>) letters, which form the greater part of common print or writing.</cd> -- <col>Small capital letters</col> <cd>have the form of capital letters and height of the body of the lower-case letters.</cd> -- <col>Capital stock</col>, <cd>money, property, or stock invested in any business, or the enterprise of any corporation or institution.</cd>

<i>Abbott.</i> </cs>

<syn>Syn. -- Chief; leading; controlling; prominent.</syn>

<h1>Capital</h1> <Xpage=214>

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

<p><b>2.</b> <ety>[Cf. F. <ets>capilate</ets>, fem., sc. <ets>ville</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Geog.)</fld> <def>The seat of government; the chief city or town in a country; a metropolis.</def> "A busy and splendid <i>capital</i>"

<i>Macauly.</i>

<p><b>3.</b> <ety>[Cf. F. <ets>capital</ets>.]</ety> <def>Money, property, or stock employed in trade, manufactures, etc.; the sum invested or lent, as distinguished from the income or interest. See <cref>Capital stock</cref>, under <er>Capital</er>, <tt>a.</tt></def>