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căpis a bowl with one handle; especially used in sacrifices căpisso căpistērĭum a vessel for cleansing grains of corn căpistrārĭus a halter-maker căpistro v. a. To halter; tie with a halter; to bind fast; to fasten căpistrum A halter; a muzzle of leather; the matrimonial halter; A band for fastening up … căpĭtal căpĭtālis adj. Relating to; belonging to the head; subst; a headdress of priests; Relating to … căpĭtānĕus adj. chief in size; large; capitals căpĭtārĭum aes căpĭtātĭo The outlay of the state for beasts used in the public service căpĭtātus adj. having a head; a vine that grows in a head căpĭtellum A small head; the capital of a column căpĭtĭlăvĭum a washing of the head Căpĭtīnus adj. belonging to the town Capitium; Capizzi căpĭtĭum a covering for the head; an undervest; the head; A vestment of a priest; The op… Căpĭtĭum a town in Sicily căpĭto amplif; one that has a large head; big-headed; A sea-fish with a large head; ca… Căpĭto a Roman cognomen Căpĭtōlīnus adj. pertaining to the Capitol; Capitoline; the Capitoline Hill; persons who had the… Căpĭtōlĭum the Capitol; the temple of Jupiter; at Rome; built on the summit of; by the Tar… căpĭtŭlāre a head-; poll-tax căpĭtŭlārii tax-gatherers and revenue-officers; Recruiting-officers căpĭtŭlārĭum a capitation tax căpĭtŭlārĭus relating to the recruiting of soldiers căpĭtŭlātim adv. by heads; summarily căpĭtŭlātus adj. having; ending in a small head căpĭtŭlum a small head; a man; The capital; chapiter of a column; The capital of a trigly… Căpĭtŭlum a town of the Hernici in Latium; Paliano; the inhabitants of Capitulum căpītum fodder for cattle capnĭas A kind of wine; A precious stone of a smoky hue; A kind of jasper; A kind of ch… capnion capnĭŏs a species of wine; so called from the dark; smoky color of the grapes capnītes capnītis a kind of cadmia; A smoke-colored precious stone capnŏs a plant; also called; fumitory cāpo a capon Cappădŏcĭa a country of Asia Minor; north of Cilicia; between the Taurus and Pontus; Caram… Cappădox A river in Cappadocia; from which this province is said to have derived its nam… cappăra a plant; also called cappăris the caper-bush; The fruit of the caper-bush; the caper cappas capra a she-goat; A nickname for a man with bristly hair; A star in the constellation… caprā-gĕnus adj. of the flesh of the wild goat căprāgo a plant; also called căprārĭus adj. pertaining to the goat; Subst; a goatherd; An island near the south point of th… Caprāsĭa One of the mouths of the Po căprĕa a kind of wild she-goat; a roe Caprĕae an island in the Tyrrhene Sea; near Campania; Capri căprĕĭda a diuretic plant căprĕŏla the roe; doe căprĕŏlātim adv. in a winding; twining manner căprĕŏlus A kind of wild goat; chamois; roebuck; An implement with two prongs for cutting… Căprĭcornus Capricorn; the sign of the zodiac which the sun enters at the winter solstice căprĭfīcātĭo a ripening of figs by the stinging of the gallinsect căprĭfīco v. a. to ripen figs by the stinging of the gall-insect căprĭ-fīcus the wild fig-tree; The fruit of the wild fig-tree; the wild fig căprĭgĕnus adj. proceeding from a goat; of the goat kind; Subst; goats căprīle an enclosure; stall for goats; pertaining to the goat Căprīlĭus a Roman proper name căprĭmulgus A milker of goats; countryman; A bird supposed to suck the udders of goats; the… Caprinēus căprīnus adj. pertaining to goats; Subst; goat căprĭ-pēs adj. goat-footed căprōnae the hair of men and animals hanging down upon the forehead; forelocks Cā^prōtīna a surname of Juno at Rome capruncŭlum an earthen vessel capsa a repository; box; bookcase; satchel Capsa a town in Africa; in the districl of Byzacium; surrounded by vast deserts; plun… capsārĭus A slave who carried the satchels of boys going to school; The maker of satchels… capsella a small box; coffer Capsenses capso capsŭla a small box; chest; one who is excessively neat; nice capsus A wagon-body; coach-body; An enclosure for animals; a pen capta captābĭlis adj. that can take captātĭo a reaching after; catching at something; a feint captātor one who eagerly reaches after; endeavors to obtain; strives for something; one … captātōrĭus adj. pertaining to legacy-hunters; the establishing of a person as one; s heir on co… captātrix she who strires after; aims at any thing captensŭla a fallacious argument; a sophism captĭo a catching; A seizing; apprehension; a deceiving; deception captĭōsē adv. captĭōsus adj. deceptive; sophistical; Subst; sophisms; captiously captĭto v. freq. a. to strive eagerly after; to snatch at any thing captiuncŭla a quirk; sophism; fallacy captīva captīvātĭo a subjugation; enslavement captīvātor he that takes captive captīvĭtas the condition of; captivity; bondage; a taking; capture captīvo v. a. to take captive captīvus adj. taken prisoner; captive; Subst; a captive in war; a captive capto to strive to seize; lay hold of a thing with zeal; longing; to catch at; snatch captor he who catches; animals; a hunter; huntsman captrix she that takes; catches;; she that despoils captūra A taking; catching; of animals; That which is taken; the prey captus captus A taking; seizing; that which is taken; grasped; Power of comprehension; capaci… Căpŭa the chief city of Campania; celebrated for its riches and luxury; Sta. Maria di…