Caparison. The complete trappings of a war-horse.
Capellina, Med. Lat. The chapeline or small Chapel de Fer.
Capellum, Med. Lat. A scabbard (not the hilt of a sword).
Capellus ferreus. (See Chapel de Fer.)
Capillamentum, R. A wig of false hair, in which the hair was long and abundant. (See Coma.)
Capillus (from caput, the head). Hair; the hair of the head in general. (See Coma.)
Capis, R. A kind of earthenware jug, with a handle. Vessels of this kind were used in sacrifices, and the capis is often found represented on medals. Other names for it were capedo, capeduncula, and capula.
Capisterium (deriv. from σκάφη or σκάφος, i. e. that which is scooped out). A vessel resembling the alveus, or wooden trough, and which was employed for cleansing the ears of corn after they had been threshed and winnowed.
Capistrum (from capio, i. e. that which takes or holds). (1) A halter or head-stall. (2) A rope employed for suspending the end of the beam in a wine-press. (3) A muzzle made to prevent young animals from sucking after they have been weaned. (4) A broad leather band or cheek-piece worn by flute-players. It had an opening for the mouth to blow through.
Capita aut Navia (lit. heads or ships; of coins having the head of Janus on one side and a ship on the reverse). A game of “heads or tails” played by the Romans and Greeks.