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.