CAPERER
Ca"per*er, n.
Defn: One who capers, leaps, and skips about, or dances.
The nimble capperer on the cord. Dryden.
CAPFUL
Cap"ful, n.; pl. Capfuls (.
Defn: As much as will fill a cap. A capful of wind (Naut.), a light puff of wind.
CAPIAS
Ca"pi*as, n. Etym: [L. thou mayst take.] (Low)
Defn: A writ or process commanding the officer to take the body of the person named in it, that is, to arrest him; — also called writ of capias.
Note: One principal kind of capias is a writ by which actions at law are frequently commenced; another is a writ of execution issued after judgment to satisfy damages recovered; a capias in criminal law is the process to take a person charged on an indictment, when he is not in custody. Burrill. Wharton.
CAPIBARA
Ca`pi*ba"ra, n. (Zoöl.)
Defn: See Capybara.
CAPILLACEOUS
Cap`il*la"ceous, a. Etym: [L. capillaceus hairy, fr. capillus hair.]