3. (Chem.) Evaporating dish.
    4. Percussion cap.

Captain, n.

    1. Commander, leader, chief, chieftain.
    2. Warrior, soldier, military genius.

Captain-general, n. Generalissimo, general, commander-in-chief.

Captious, a.

    1. Censorious, cavilling, carping, hypercritical, disposed to cavil, given to fault-finding.
    2. Crabbed, snappish, testy, touchy, waspish, splenetic, cross, snarling, acrimonious, cantankerous (colloq.), contentious.
    3. Ensnaring, insidious.

Captivate, v. a. Charm, fascinate, enchant, bewitch, enamour, win, catch, lead captive, please highly.

Captive, n. Prisoner.

Captivity, n.

    1. Imprisonment, confinement, duress, durance.
    2. Bondage, thraldom, enthralment, servitude, subjection, slavery, vassalage.

Capture, n.

    1. Seizure, arrest, apprehension, catching, catch, taking captive, making prisoner.
    2. Prize.

Capture, v. a. Seize, catch, apprehend, arrest, take by force, take possession of, make prisoner.

Capuchin, n. Franciscan, Minorite, Gray Friar.

Caput mortuum. Residuum (of distillation or of sublimation), worthless residue.

Carack, n. [Written also Carac.] Argosy, galleon.

Caracole, v. n. Wheel, prance, curvet.


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