English-Thai Dictionary

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

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

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

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.

 

Oxford Dictionary

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.

 

American Oxford Thesaurus

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

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.

 

Spanish Dictionary

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

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 〙.