English-Thai Dictionary

cape

N เสื้อคลุม ไม่มี แขน  suea-klum-mai-me-kaen

 

cape

N แหลม  ส่วน ของ ผืนดิน ที่ ยื่น เข้าไป ใน น้ำ  headland point foreland laem

 

capelin

N ปลา เล็กๆช นิดหนึ่ง ใน ตระกูล  Mallotus villosus

 

caper

N การ กระโดด อย่างสนุกสนาน  prank trick escapade kan-kra-dod-yang-sa-nuk-sa-nan

 

caper

VI กระโดด ไป รอบๆ  อย่างสนุกสนาน  frisk gambol kra-dod-pai-rob-rob-yang-sa-nuk-sa-nan

 

Webster's 1828 Dictionary

CAPE

n. 1. A head land; properly the head, point or termination of a neck of land, extending some distance into the sea, beyond the common shore, and hence the name is applied to the neck of land itself, indefinitely, as in Cape-Cod, Cape-Horn, Cape of Good Hope. It differs from a promontory in this, that it may be high or low land; but a promontory is a high bold termination of a neck of land.
2. The neck-piece of a cloke or coat.

 

CAPELAN

n.A small fish, about six inches in length, sholes of which appear off the coasts of Greenland, Iceland and New-foundland. They constitute a large part of the food of the Greenlanders.

 

CAPELLA

n.A bright fixed star in the left shoulder of the constellation Auriga.

 

CAPELLET

n.A kind of swelling, like a wen, growing on the heel of the hock on a horse, and on the point of the elbow.

 

CAPER

v.i.To leap; to skip or jump; to prance; to spring.

 

CAPER

n.A leap; a skip; a spring; as in dancing or mirth, or in the frolick of a goat or lamb.

 

CAPER

n.The bud of the caper-bush, which is much used for pickling. The buds are collected before the flowers expand, and preserved in vinegar. The bush is a low shrub, generally growing from the joints of old walls, from fissures in rocks and amongst rubbish, in the southern parts of Europe.

 

CAPER-BUSH

[See Caper. ]

 

CAPER-CUTTING

n.A leaping or dancing in a frolicksome manner.

 

CAPERER

n.One who capers, leaps and skips about, or dances.

 

CAPERING

ppr. Leaping; skipping.

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

CAPE

Cape, n. Etym: [F. cap, fr. It. capo head, cape, fr. L. caput heat, end, point. See Chief. ]

 

Defn: A piece or point of land, extending beyind the adjacent coast into the sea or a lake; a promonotory; a headland. Cape buffalo (Zoöl.) a large and powerful buffalo of South Africa (Bubalus Caffer ). It is said to be the most dangerous wild beast of Africa. See Buffalo, 2. -- Cape jasmine, Cape jassamine. See Jasmine. -- Cape pigeon (Zoöl.), a petrel (Daptium Capense ) common off the Cape of Good Hope. It is about the size of a pigeon. -- Cape wine, wine made in South Africa [Eng. ] -- The Cape, the Cape of Good Hope, in the general sense of southern extremity of Africa. Also used of Cape Horn, and, in New England, of Cape Cod.

 

CAPE

CAPE Cape, v. i. (Naut. )

 

Defn: To head or point; to keep a course; as, the ship capes southwest by south.

 

CAPE

Cape, n. Etym: [OE. Cape, fr. F. cape; cf. LL. cappa. See Cap, and cf. 1st Cope, Chape. ]

 

Defn: A sleeveless garment or part of a garment, hanging from the neck over the back, arms, and shoulders, but not reaching below the hips. See Cloak.

 

CAPE

Cape, v. i. Etym: [See Gape. ]

 

Defn: To gape. [Obs. ] Chaucer.

 

CAPEL; CAPLE

Ca "pel, Ca "ple, n. Etym: [Icel. kapall; cf. L. caballus.]

 

Defn: A horse; a nag. [Obs. ] Chaucer. Holland.

 

CAPEL

CAPEL Ca "pel, n. (Mining )

 

Defn: A composite stone (quartz, schorl, and hornlende ) in the walls of tin and copper lodes.

 

CAPELAN

CAPELAN Cap "e *lan, n. (Zoöl.)

 

Defn: See Capelin.

 

CAPELIN

Cape "lin, n. Etym: [Cf. F. capelan, caplan.] (Zoöl.)

 

Defn: A small marine fish (Mallotus villosus ) of the family Salmonidæ, very abundant on the coasts of Greenland, Iceland, Newfoundland, and Alaska. It is used as a bait for the cod. [Written also capelan and caplin. ]

 

Note: This fish, which is like a smelt, is called by the Spaniards anchova, and by the Portuguese capelina. Fisheries of U. S. (1884 ).

 

CAPELINE

Ca "pe *line `, n. [F., fr. LL. capella. See Chapel. ] (Med. )

 

Defn: A hood-shaped bandage for the head, the shoulder, or the stump of an amputated limb.

 

CAPELLA

Ca *pel "la, n. Etym: [L., a little goet, dim. of caper a goat. ](Asrton.)

 

Defn: A brilliant star in the constellation Auriga.

 

CAPELLANE

Cap "el *lane, n. Etym: [See Chaplain. ]

 

Defn: The curate of a chapel; a chaplain. [Obs. ] Fuller.

 

CAPELLE

Ca *pel "le, n. Etym: [G.] (Mus. )

 

Defn: The private orchestra or band of a prince or of a church.

 

CAPELLET

Cap "el *let, n. Etym: [F. capelet.] (Far. )

 

Defn: A swelling, like a wen, on the point of the elbow (or the heel of the hock ) of a horse, caused probably by bruises in lying dowm.

 

CAPELLMEISTER

Ca *pell "meis `ter, n. Etym: [G., fr. capelle chapel, private band of a prince + meister a master. ]

 

Defn: The musical director in royal or ducal chapel; a choirmaster. [Written also kepellmeister.]

 

CAPER

Ca "per, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Capered p. pr. & vb. n. capering. ] Etym: [From older capreoll to caper, cf. F. se cabrer to prance; all ultimately fr. L. caper, capra, goat. See Capriole. ]

 

Defn: To leap or jump about in a sprightly manner; to cut capers; to skip; to spring; to prance; to dance. He capers, he dances, he has eyes of youth. Shak.

 

CAPER

CAPER Ca "per, n.

 

Defn: A frolicsome leap or spring; a skip; a jump, as in mirth or dancing; a prank. To cut a caper, to frolic; to make a sportive spring; to play a prank. Shak.

 

CAPER

Ca "per, n. Etym: [D. kaper. ]

 

Defn: A vessel formerly used by the Dutch, privateer. Wright.

 

CAPER

Ca "per, n. Etym: [F. câpre, fr. L. capparis, Gr. al-kabar.]

 

1. The pungent grayish green flower bud of the European and Oriental caper (Capparis spinosa ), much used for pickles.

 

2. (Bot. )

 

Defn: A plant of the genus Capparis; -- called also caper bush, caper tree.

 

Note: The Capparis spinosa is a low prickly shrub of the Mediterranean coasts, with trailing branches and brilliant flowers; - - cultivated in the south of Europe for its buds. The C. sodada is an almost leafless spiny shrub of central Africa (Soudan ), Arabia, and southern India, with edible berries. Bean caper. See Bran caper, in the Vocabulary. -- Caper sauce, a kind of sauce or catchup made of capers.

 

CAPERBERRY

CAPERBERRY Ca "per *ber `ry, n.

 

1. The small olive-shaped berry of the European and Oriental caper, said to be used in pickles and as a condiment.

 

2. The currantlike fruit of the African and Arabian caper (Capparis sodado ).

 

CAPER BUSH; CAPER TREE

CAPER BUSH; CAPER TREE Ca "per bush `, Ca "per tree `.

 

Defn: See Capper, a plant, 2.

 

CAPERCAILZIE; CAPERCALLY

Ca "per *cail `zie, or Ca "per *cal `ly, n. Etym: [Gael, capulcoile.](Zoöl.)

 

Defn: A species of grouse (Tetrao uragallus ) of large size and fine flavor, found in northern Europe and formerly in Scotland; -- called also cock of the woods. [Written also capercaillie, capercaili.]

 

CAPERCLAW

CAPERCLAW Ca "per *claw `, v. t.

 

Defn: To treat with cruel playfulness, as a cat treats a mouse; to abuse. [Obs. ] Birch.

 

CAPERER

CAPERER Ca "per *er, n.

 

Defn: One who capers, leaps, and skips about, or dances. The nimble capperer on the cord. Dryden.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

cape

cape 1 |kāp keɪp | ▶noun a sleeveless cloak, typically a short one. • a part of a longer coat or cloak that falls loosely over the shoulders from the neckband. • the pelt from the head and neck of an animal, for preparation as a hunting trophy. ▶verb [ with obj. ] skin the head and neck of (an animal ) to prepare a hunting trophy. DERIVATIVES caped adjective ORIGIN mid 16th cent.: from French, from Provençal capa, from late Latin cappa ‘covering for the head. ’

 

cape

cape 2 |keɪp kāp | ▶noun 1 a headland or promontory. • ( the Cape ) Cape Cod, Massachusetts. • ( the Cape ) the Cape of Good Hope. • ( the Cape ) the former Cape Province of South Africa. 2 (Cape ) short for Cape Cod (the style of house ). ORIGIN late Middle English: from Old French cap, from Provençal, based on Latin caput ‘head. ’

 

Cape Agulhas,

Cape A gul has, Cape Bon, etc. see Agulhas, Cape; Bon, Cape, etc.

 

Cape Barren goose

Cape Bar ren goose ▶noun a pale gray Australian goose related to the shelducks, with a short black bill that is almost covered by a waxy yellow cere, and a black tail. Also called cereopsis goose. [Cereopsis novaehollandiae, family Anatidae. ] ORIGIN mid 19th cent.: named after Cape Barren, an island in the Bass Strait, Australia.

 

Cape Breton Island

Cape Bret on Is land |ˌbretn ˌkeɪp ˌbrɛtn ˈaɪlənd | an island that forms the northeastern part of the province of Nova Scotia in eastern Canada.

 

Cape buffalo

Cape buf fa lo ▶noun see African buffalo.

 

capecitabine

cape ci ta bine |kāpˈsītəˌbēn ˌkɑpəˈsaɪtəbin | ▶noun Medicine an antimetabolite used to treat various metastatic cancers by inhibiting tumor growth while sparing most surrounding tissue.

 

Cape Cod

Cape Cod |ˈkäd ˌkeɪp ˈkɑd |(abbr.: CC ) 1 a sandy peninsula in southeastern Massachusetts that forms a wide curve enclosing Cape Cod Bay. The Pilgrims landed on the northern tip of Cape Cod in November 1620. 2 (also Cape ) a type of rectangular house with a deeply gabled roof.

 

Cape Colony

Cape Col o ny early name (1814 –1910 ) for the former Cape Province.

 

Cape colored

Cape col ored ▶noun ( pl. same or Cape coloreds ) (in South Africa ) a person of mixed ethnic descent resident in the Western Cape Province, speaking Afrikaans or English as their first language, and typically not a Muslim. Compare with Cape Malay. ▶adjective of or relating to Cape colored people.

 

Cape Coral

Cape Cor al a resort city in southwestern Florida, near the mouth of the Caloosahatchee River, southwest of Fort Myers; pop. 156,835 (est. 2008 ).

 

Cape doctor

Cape doc ¦tor ▶noun S. African informal the strong prevailing SE wind in the province of Western Cape.

 

Cape Dutch

Cape Dutch ▶noun [ mass noun ] historical the form of Dutch spoken by the early settlers at the Cape of Good Hope, which developed into Afrikaans. ▶adjective 1 historical relating to the Cape Dutch language. 2 of or denoting a style of furniture or architecture used by early settlers in South Africa.

 

capeesh

ca peesh |kəˈpēsh kəˈpiʃ | ▶exclam. informal do you understand?: Upstairs is off limits. Capeesh? ORIGIN 1940s: from Italian capisce, third person singular present tense of capire ‘understand. ’

 

Cape Fear River

Cape Fear Riv er a river that flows for 200 miles (320 km ) across eastern North Carolina to enter the Atlantic Ocean near Wilmington at Cape Fear.

 

Cape Girardeau

Cape Gi rar deau |jəˈrärdō ˌkeɪp ʤəˈrɑrdoʊ | a city in southeastern Missouri, on the Mississippi River; pop. 37,370 (est. 2008 ).

 

cape gooseberry

cape goose ber ry ▶noun 1 a soft, edible, yellow berry enclosed in a husk that resembles a lantern in shape. 2 the tropical South American plant that has heart-shaped leaves and that bears this fruit. [Physalis peruviana, family Solanaceae. ]

 

Cape hen

Cape hen ▶noun the white-chinned petrel of southern oceans, with mainly dark brown plumage. ●Procellaria aequinoctialis, family Procellariidae.

 

Cape hunting dog

Cape hunt ing dog ▶noun see hunting dog ( sense 2 ).

 

Cape jasmine

Cape jas mine (also Cape jessamine ) ▶noun a fragrant Chinese gardenia, some kinds of which have flowers that are used to perfume tea. [Genus Gardenia, family Rubiaceae: several species, in particular G. jasminoides. ]

 

Čapek, Karel

Ča pek, Karel |ˈCHäpek ˌtʃɑpək | (1890 –1938 ), Czech novelist and playwright. He is known for R.U.R. ( Rossum's Universal Robots ) (1920 ), which introduced the word robot to the English language, and for The Insect Play (1921 ), written with his brother Josef (1887 –1945 ).

 

capelin

cap e lin |ˈkap (ə )lən ˈkeɪpələn |(also caplin |ˈkaplən |) ▶noun a small fish of the North Atlantic, resembling a smelt. It is abundant in coastal waters and provides a staple food for humans and many animals. [Mallotus villosus, family Osmeridae. ] ORIGIN early 17th cent.: from French, from Provençal capelan, from medieval Latin cappellanus ‘custodian ’ (see chaplain ).

 

Capella

Ca pel la |kəˈpelə kəˈpɛlə |Astronomy the sixth brightest star in the sky, and the brightest in the constellation Auriga. It is a yellow giant. ORIGIN Latin, ‘she-goat, ’ diminutive of caper ‘goat. ’

 

capellini

cap el li ni |ˌkapəˈlēnē ˌkæpɛˈlini | ▶plural noun pasta in the form of long, thin round strands, only slightly thicker than angel hair. ORIGIN 1950s: Italian, diminutive of capello ‘hair. ’

 

Cape Malay

Cape Ma lay (also Cape Muslim ) ▶noun (in South Africa ) a member of a predominantly Afrikaans-speaking and Muslim group resident mainly in the Western Cape Province. Compare with Cape colored. ▶adjective of or relating to the Cape Malay people.

 

Cape May

Cape May a resort city in extreme southern New Jersey, on the Atlantic Ocean; pop. 3,686 (est. 2008 ).

 

Cape of Good Hope

Cape of Good Hope a mountainous promontory south of Cape Town, South Africa, near the southern extremity of Africa. Sighted toward the end of the 15th century by Bartolomeu Dias, it was sailed around for the first time by Vasco da Gama in 1497.

 

Cape pigeon

Cape pi geon (also Cape petrel ) ▶noun a common petrel of southern oceans that has black plumage with white markings. Also called pintado petrel. [Daption capense, family Procellariidae. ]

 

Cape Province

Cape Prov ince a former province of South Africa, containing the Cape of Good Hope. The area became a British colony in 1814; it was known as Cape Colony from then until 1910, when it joined the Union of South Africa. In 1994 it was divided into the provinces of Northern Cape, Western Cape, and Eastern Cape.

 

caper

ca per 1 |ˈkāpər ˈkeɪpər | ▶verb [ no obj. ] skip or dance about in a lively or playful way: children were capering about the room. ▶noun 1 a playful skipping movement: she did a little caper. 2 informal an activity or escapade, typically one that is illicit or ridiculous. • an amusing or far-fetched story, esp. one presented on film or stage: a cop caper about intergalactic drug dealers. PHRASES cut a caper make a playful, skipping movement. DERIVATIVES ca per er |ˈkāpərər |noun ORIGIN late 16th cent.: abbreviation of capriole .

 

caper

ca per 2 |ˈkeɪpər ˈkāpər | ▶noun 1 (usu. capers ) the cooked and pickled flower buds of a bramblelike southern European shrub, used to flavor food. 2 the shrub from which these buds are taken. [Capparis spinosa, family Capparidaceae. ] ORIGIN late Middle English: from French câpres or Latin capparis, from Greek kapparis; later interpreted as plural, hence the loss of the final -s in the 16th cent.

 

capercaillie

cap er cail lie |ˌkapərˈkāl (y )ē ˌkæpərˈkeɪl (j )i |(Scottish also capercailzie |-ˈkālyē, -zē |) ▶noun ( pl. capercaillies ) a large, turkeylike Eurasian grouse of mature pine forests. The male has a courtship display in which it fans the tail and makes an extraordinary succession of sounds. [Genus Tetrao, family Tetraonidae (or Phasianidae ): two species, in particular T. urogallus, which has been re-established in the Scottish Highlands. ] ORIGIN mid 16th cent.: from Scottish Gaelic capull coille, literally ‘horse of the wood. ’

 

caper spurge

caper spurge ▶noun an ornamental European spurge which has become naturalized in North America. It has poisonous seeds, but the buds can be used as a substitute for capers. ●Euphorbia lathyris, family Euphorbiaceae.

 

capeskin

cape skin |ˈkāpˌskin ˈkeɪpskɪn | ▶noun a soft leather made from South African sheepskin.

 

Cape sparrow

Cape spar |row ▶noun a dark brown sparrow native to southern Africa. ●Passer melanurus, family Passeridae (or Ploceidae ).

 

Capet, Hugh

Ca pet, Hugh |käˈpe, käˈpā, ˈkāpit ˈkeɪpɪt | (938 –996 ), king of France 987 –996; founder of the Capetian dynasty.

 

Capetian

Ca pe tian |kəˈpēSHən kəˈpiʃən | ▶adjective relating to or denoting the dynasty ruling France 987 –1328. ▶noun a member of this dynasty.

 

Cape Town

Cape Town a city in southwestern South Africa at the foot of Table Mountain, the legislative capital of the country and the administrative capital of the province of Western Cape; pop. 3,569,400 (est. 2009 ).

 

Cape Verde

Cape Verde |ˈvərd keɪpˈvɜːrd |(also Cape Verde Islands ) a country in Africa that consists of a group of islands in the Atlantic Ocean off the coast of Senegal, named after the most western cape in Africa; pop. 429,500 (est. 2009 ); capital, Praia; languages, Portuguese (official ) and Creole. Previously uninhabited, the islands were settled by the Portuguese from the 15th century and later served as a trading center for African slaves. They remained a Portuguese colony until 1975, when an independent republic was established. DERIVATIVES Cape Ver de an |ˈvərdēən |adjective & noun

 

Cape York

Cape York |ˈyôrk ˌkeɪp ˈjɔrk | the northernmost point of Australia, on Torres Strait, at the tip of Cape York Peninsula in Queensland.

 

Oxford Dictionary

cape

cape 1 |keɪp | ▶noun 1 a sleeveless cloak, typically a short one. • a part of a longer coat or cloak that falls loosely over the shoulders from the neckband. 2 N. Amer. the pelt from the head and neck of an animal, for preparation as a hunting trophy. ▶verb [ with obj. ] (in bullfighting ) taunt (the bull ) by flourishing a cape. DERIVATIVES caped adjective ORIGIN mid 16th cent.: from French, from Provençal capa, from late Latin cappa ‘covering for the head ’.

 

cape

cape 2 |keɪp | ▶noun a headland or promontory. • ( the Cape ) the Cape of Good Hope. • ( the Cape ) the former Cape Province of South Africa. ORIGIN late Middle English: from Old French cap, from Provençal, based on Latin caput ‘head ’.

 

Cape Agulhas,

Cape Agulhas, Cape Bon, etc. see Agulhas, Cape; Bon, Cape, etc.

 

Cape Barren goose

Cape Barren goose ▶noun a pale grey Australian goose with a short black bill that is almost covered by a waxy yellow cere. Also called cereopsis goose. ●Cereopsis novaehollandiae, family Anatidae. ORIGIN mid 19th cent.: named after Cape Barren, an island in the Bass Strait, Australia.

 

Cape Breton Island

Cape Breton Island |ˈbrɛt (ə )n | an island forming the north-eastern part of the province of Nova Scotia, Canada.

 

capecitabine

cape ci ta bine |kāpˈsītəˌbēn ˌkɑpəˈsaɪtəbin | ▶noun Medicine an antimetabolite used to treat various metastatic cancers by inhibiting tumor growth while sparing most surrounding tissue.

 

Cape Cod

Cape Cod |keɪpˈkɒd | a sandy peninsula in SE Massachusetts, forming a wide curve enclosing Cape Cod Bay.

 

Cape Colony

Cape Colony early name (1814 –1910 ) for the former Cape Province.

 

Cape coloured

Cape col |oured ▶noun ( pl. same or Cape coloureds ) (in South Africa ) a person of mixed ethnic descent resident in the province of Western Cape, speaking Afrikaans or English as their first language, and typically not a follower of Islam. Compare with Cape Malay. ▶adjective relating to Cape coloured people.

 

Cape Coral

Cape Cor al a resort city in southwestern Florida, near the mouth of the Caloosahatchee River, southwest of Fort Myers; pop. 156,835 (est. 2008 ).

 

Cape doctor

Cape doc ¦tor ▶noun S. African informal the strong prevailing SE wind in the province of Western Cape.

 

Cape Dutch

Cape Dutch ▶noun [ mass noun ] historical the form of Dutch spoken by the early settlers at the Cape of Good Hope, which developed into Afrikaans. ▶adjective 1 historical relating to the Cape Dutch language. 2 of or denoting a style of furniture or architecture used by early settlers in South Africa.

 

capeesh

capeesh |kəˈpiːʃ | ▶exclamation informal, chiefly US do you understand?: Upstairs is off limits. Capeesh? ORIGIN 1940s: from Italian capisce third person singular present tense of capire ‘understand ’.

 

Cape Fear River

Cape Fear Riv er a river that flows for 200 miles (320 km ) across eastern North Carolina to enter the Atlantic Ocean near Wilmington at Cape Fear.

 

Cape Girardeau

Cape Gi rar deau |jəˈrärdō ˌkeɪp ʤəˈrɑrdoʊ | a city in southeastern Missouri, on the Mississippi River; pop. 37,370 (est. 2008 ).

 

Cape gooseberry

Cape goose |berry ▶noun 1 a soft edible yellow berry enclosed in a husk that resembles a lantern in shape. 2 the tropical South American plant with heart-shaped leaves which bears the Cape gooseberry. ●Physalis peruviana, family Solanaceae.

 

Cape hen

Cape hen ▶noun the white-chinned petrel of southern oceans, with mainly dark brown plumage. ●Procellaria aequinoctialis, family Procellariidae.

 

Cape hunting dog

Cape hunt |ing dog ▶noun see hunting dog.

 

Cape jasmine

Cape jas |mine ▶noun a fragrant Chinese gardenia, some kinds of which have flowers that are used to perfume tea. ●Genus Gardenia, family Rubiaceae: several species.

 

Čapek, Karel

Čapek, Karel |ˈtʃapɛk | (1890 –1938 ), Czech novelist and dramatist. He is known for R.U.R. ( Rossum's Universal Robots ) (1920 ), which introduced the word robot to the English language, and The Insect Play (1921 ), written with his brother Josef (1887 –1945 ).

 

capelin

capelin |ˈkeɪplɪn, ˈkap- |(also caplin ) ▶noun a small fish of the North Atlantic, resembling a smelt. It is abundant in coastal waters and provides a staple food for humans and many animals. ●Mallotus villosus, family Osmeridae. ORIGIN early 17th cent.: from French, from Provençal capelan, from medieval Latin cappellanus ‘custodian ’ (see chaplain ).

 

Capella

Capella |kəˈpɛlə |Astronomy the sixth-brightest star in the sky, and the brightest in the constellation Auriga. It is a yellow giant. ORIGIN Latin, ‘she-goat ’, diminutive of caper ‘goat ’.

 

capellini

capellini |ˌkapɛˈliːniː | ▶plural noun pasta in the form of very thin strands. ORIGIN 1950s: Italian, diminutive of capello ‘hair ’.

 

Cape Malay

Cape Malay (also Cape Muslim ) ▶noun (in South Africa ) a member of a predominantly Afrikaans-speaking and Muslim group resident mainly in the province of Western Cape. Compare with Cape coloured. ▶adjective relating to the Cape Malay people.

 

Cape marigold

Cape mari |gold ▶noun another term for African daisy.

 

Cape May

Cape May a resort city in extreme southern New Jersey, on the Atlantic Ocean; pop. 3,686 (est. 2008 ).

 

Cape of Good Hope

Cape of Good Hope see Good Hope, Cape of.

 

Cape pigeon

Cape pigeon (also Cape petrel ) ▶noun another term for pintado petrel.

 

Cape primrose

Cape prim |rose ▶noun another term for streptocarpus.

 

Cape Province

Cape Province a former province of South Africa, containing the Cape of Good Hope. The area became a British colony in 1814; it was known as Cape Colony from then until 1910, when it joined the Union of South Africa. In 1994 it was divided into the provinces of Northern Cape, Western Cape, and Eastern Cape.

 

caper

caper 1 |ˈkeɪpə | ▶verb [ no obj., with adverbial of direction ] skip or dance about in a lively or playful way: children were capering about the room. ▶noun 1 a playful skipping movement: she did a little caper or dance. 2 informal an illicit or ridiculous activity or escapade: I'm too old for this kind of caper. • a light-hearted, far-fetched film, especially about crime: a cop caper about intergalactic drug dealers. PHRASES cut a caper make a playful skipping movement. DERIVATIVES caperer noun ORIGIN late 16th cent.: abbreviation of capriole .

 

caper

caper 2 |ˈkeɪpə | ▶noun 1 (usu. capers ) the cooked and pickled flower bud of a bramble-like southern European shrub, used to flavour food. 2 the shrub from which capers are taken. ●Capparis spinosa, family Capparidaceae. ORIGIN late Middle English: from French câpres or Latin capparis, from Greek kapparis; later interpreted as plural, hence the loss of the final -s in the 16th cent.

 

capercaillie

capercaillie |ˌkapəˈkeɪli |(Scottish also capercailzie |-ˈkeɪlzi |) ▶noun ( pl. capercaillies ) a large turkey-like Eurasian grouse of mature pine forests. ●Genus Tetrao, family Tetraonidae (or Phasianidae ): two species, in particular T. urogallus, which has been re-established in the Scottish Highlands. ORIGIN mid 16th cent.: from Scottish Gaelic capull coille, literally ‘horse of the wood ’.

 

caper spurge

caper spurge ▶noun an ornamental European spurge which has become naturalized in North America. It has poisonous seeds, but the buds can be used as a substitute for capers. ●Euphorbia lathyris, family Euphorbiaceae.

 

capeskin

cape |skin |ˈkeɪpskɪn | ▶noun [ mass noun ] a soft leather made from South African sheepskin.

 

Cape sparrow

Cape spar |row ▶noun a dark brown sparrow native to southern Africa. ●Passer melanurus, family Passeridae (or Ploceidae ).

 

Capet, Hugh

Capet, Hugh |ˈkapɪt, kaˈpɛt, French kapɛ | (938 –96 ), king of France 987 –96, founder of the Capetian dynasty.

 

Capetian

Capetian |kəˈpiːʃ (ə )n | ▶adjective relating to or denoting the dynasty ruling France 987 –1328. ▶noun a member of the Capetian dynasty.

 

Cape Town

Cape Town the legislative capital of South Africa and administrative capital of the province of Western Cape; pop. 3,569,400 (est. 2009 ). DERIVATIVES Capetonian noun & adjective

 

Cape Verde Islands

Cape Verde Islands |vəːd | a country consisting of a group of islands in the Atlantic off the coast of Senegal, named after the most westerly cape of Africa; pop. 429,500 (est. 2009 ); languages, Portuguese (official ), Creole; capital, Praia. Previously uninhabited, the islands were settled by the Portuguese from the 15th century. They remained a Portuguese colony until 1975, when an independent republic was established. DERIVATIVES Cape Verdean |ˈvəːdɪən |adjective & noun

 

Cape Wrath

Cape Wrath see Wrath, Cape.

 

Cape York

Cape York |ˈyôrk ˌkeɪp ˈjɔrk | the northernmost point of Australia, on Torres Strait, at the tip of Cape York Peninsula in Queensland.

 

Cape York

Cape York see York, Cape.

 

American Oxford Thesaurus

cape

cape 1 noun a woolen cape: cloak, mantle, cope, wrap, stole, poncho, shawl, tippet, capelet; historical pelisse, mantelet.

 

cape

cape 2 noun the ship rounded the cape: headland, promontory, point, spit, head, foreland, horn, hook.

 

caper

caper verb children were capering about: skip, dance, romp, frisk, gambol, cavort, prance, frolic, leap, hop, jump, rollick. ▶noun 1 she did a little caper: dance, skip, hop, leap, jump. 2 informal I'm too old for this kind of caper: stunt, monkey business, escapade, prank, trick, mischief, foolery, tomfoolery, antics, hijinks, skylarking, lark, shenanigans.

 

Oxford Thesaurus

cape

cape 1 noun she wore a black cape over a red velvet dress: cloak, mantle, shawl, wrap, stole, tippet; S. American poncho, serape; Ecclesiastical cope, mozzetta, amice; archaic mantlet; rare pelisse, pelerine.

 

cape

cape 2 noun we could just make out the island from the cape: headland, promontory, point, head, foreland, neck; bluff, cliff, precipice, prominence, projection, overhang; horn, hook, bill, ness, naze; peninsula; Scottish mull; rare chersonese.

 

caper

caper verb children were capering about the room: skip, dance, romp, jig, frisk, gambol, cavort, prance, frolic, leap, hop, jump, bound, spring; rare curvet, rollick, capriole. ▶noun 1 she did a little caper: dance, skip, hop, leap, jump; rare curvet, gambado, gambade. 2 informal I'm too old for this kind of caper: escapade, stunt, prank, trick, practical joke, antics, high jinks, mischief, game, sport, fun, jest, jesting, jape; informal shenanigans, lark, skylarking; Brit. informal monkey tricks, monkey business; N. Amer. informal dido.

 

Duden Dictionary

Cape

Cape Substantiv, Neutrum , das |keːp englisch keɪp |das Cape; Genitiv: des Capes, Plural: die Capes englisch cape = Mantelkragen, Umhang < altfranzösisch, altprovenzalisch capa < spätlateinisch cappa einem Mantel ähnliches Kleidungsstück [mit Kapuze ], das keine Ärmel hat und um die Schultern gelegt wird ein weites Cape

 

Capeador

Ca pe a dor Substantiv, maskulin , der |Capead o r |der Capeador; Genitiv: des Capeadors, Plural: die Capeadores spanisch capeador, zu capa = Umhang; Capa Stierkämpfer, der den Stier mit der Capa reizt

 

French Dictionary

cape

cape n. f. nom féminin Manteau d ’une seule pièce, sans manches, généralement avec un capuchon. : Il portait toujours une grande cape noire. LOCUTIONS Film de cape et d ’épée. Film mettant en vedette des mousquetaires, des chevaliers. Rire sous cape. Rire discrètement, sans le montrer. SYNONYME rire dans sa barbe . Note Orthographique cap e.

 

capeline

capeline n. f. nom féminin Grand chapeau féminin à bords souples.

 

capétien

capétien , ienne adj. et n. m. et f. adjectif et nom masculin et féminin Relatif à la dynastie des rois de France, fondée par Hugues Capet.

 

Spanish Dictionary

capea

capea nombre femenino Festejo taurino para aficionados en el que se lidian becerros o novillos :una Real Orden del año 1929 prohibía las capeas en los pueblos .

 

capear

capear verbo transitivo 1 Torear con la capa o capote al toro .SINÓNIMO capotear .2 Entretener hábilmente a una persona con engaños y evasivas, especialmente para no cumplir con una obligación o una promesa .SINÓNIMO capotear, torear .3 Hacer frente [una embarcación ] al mal tiempo mediante las adecuadas maniobras :la nave supo capear la tormenta y llegó a puerto .4 Esquivar o evitar hábilmente a una persona o las dificultades o problemas que presenta un asunto .SINÓNIMO torear .5 Méx Cubrir con huevo batido algún alimento para luego freírlo :capear el pescado .6 capearse verbo pronominal ACent, Chile, Cuba, PRico No asistir a clase o a un lugar donde se debe cumplir una obligación . VÉASE capear el temporal .

 

capellán

capellán nombre masculino Sacerdote encargado del servicio religioso de una iglesia no parroquial, como una comunidad religiosa, un hospital, etc. :el capellán del convento; el capellán de la prisión; el capellán del barco .ETIMOLOGÍA Del bajo latín capellanus, derivado de capella ‘capilla ’. De la familia etimológica de capilla (V.).

 

capellanía

capellanía nombre femenino Fundación establecida por una persona que adscribe algunos de sus bienes al pago de una pensión a un clérigo para que celebre misas u otros cultos en una capilla determinada .

 

capelo

capelo nombre masculino 1 Sombrero rojo de ala ancha y plana y copa redondeada, del que cuelgan unos cordones de seda del mismo color; es el sombrero distintivo de los cardenales .2 Dignidad de cardenal :por sus servicios a Fernando V recibió el capelo y poco después el nombramiento de inquisidor general .3 Méx Campana de cristal que se usa generalmente en bares y confiterías para proteger alimentos del polvo y de pequeños animales .

 

capeo

capeo nombre masculino Acción de capear :en el capeo y manejo de la muleta fue siempre magistral .

 

caperuza

caperuza nombre femenino 1 Gorro con la punta inclinada hacia atrás unido a una tira de tela o al cuello de algunas prendas de vestir, en especial a una capa :algunos frailes llevan un hábito con caperuza .2 Esp Pieza generalmente rígida y resistente que cubre o protege el extremo o la punta de algo generalmente alargado :el capataz juega con la caperuza de aluminio de su bolígrafo hasta donde llega un rayo de sol que se quiebra alrededor de la mano .SINÓNIMO capucha, capuchón .3 Esp Pieza que cubre la salida de humo de la chimenea, protegiéndola de la nieve y la lluvia .

 

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

cape

cape 1 /keɪp /〖語源は 「頭 」〗名詞 複 ～s /-s /1 C 岬 .2 〖the C- 〗a. 喜望峰 (Cape of Good Hope ) 〘アフリカ南端の岬 〙.b. コッド岬 (Cape Cod ) 〘米国Massachusetts州南部の岬 〙.C -̀ Can á veral ケープカナベラル 〘米国Florida州東海岸の岬; 宇宙基地の所在地 〙.C -̀ C ó loured ｟南ア ｠有色混血人 .C -̀ H ó rn ホーン岬 〘南米最南端の岬 〙.C -́ T ò wn ＝Capetown .C -̀ V é rde カーボベルデ 〘西アフリカ西方, 北大西洋の島嶼 （とうしよ ）国 〙.

 

cape

cape 2 →cape 1 名詞 C ケープ 〘首周りで留めるそでなしの外套 （がいとう ）マント 〙.

 

caper

ca per 1 /kéɪpə r /動詞 自動詞 楽しくとび跳ねる, 跳ねまわる .名詞 C 1 楽しくとび跳ねること .2 ｟くだけて ｠不法行為, とっぴな行為 ; ｟くだけて やや古 ｠悪ふざけ .3 ｟くだけて ｠途方もなくおもしろい映画 [テレビドラマ ].c ù t c á pers [a c á per ]とび跳ねる, 跳ねまわる .～er 名詞 跳ねまわる人 .

 

caper

ca per 2 名詞 C 1 〖通例 ～s 〗ケイパー 〘酢漬けされたセイヨウフウチョウボクの花の芽 〙.2 〘植 〙セイヨウフウチョウボク 〘白い花を付ける地中海地方の低木 〙.

 

Capetown

C á pe t ò wn 名詞 ケープタウン 〘南アフリカ共和国南端の都市; 立法府所在地 〙.