capendu, n.m., capender (apple).

caperon. V. capron.

capharnaüm, n.f., (—s) (fig. fam.) place of confusion; Babel, bear-garden.

capillaire (-pil-lèr), adj., capillary.

capillaire, n.m., (anat.) capillary; (bot.) maiden-hair; Venus’s-hair. Sirop de —; capillaire.

capillarité, n.f., (phys.) capillarity, capillary attraction or repulsion.

capilotade, n.f., hash, ragout; thrashing, drubbing; slandering. Mettre quelqu’un en —; to beat black and blue.

capitaine, n.m., captain. — d’infanterie; infantry captain. — de cavalerie; captain of cavalry. — de vaisseau; post-captain. — au long cours; captain of a trading vessel (going to foreign parts). — de pavillon; flag-captain. — d’armes; master-at-arms. — de port; harbor-master. Grade de —; captaincy.

capitainerie, n.f., captaincy.

capital, -e, adj., capital, main, chief, leading, important. Les sept péchés capitaux; the seven capital sins. Peine —e; capital punishment.