To leap or jump about in a sprightly manner; to cut capers; to skip; to spring; to prance; to dance. He capers, he dances, he has eyes of youth. Shak.
A frolicsome leap or spring; a skip; a jump, as in mirth or dancing; a prank. To cut a caper, to frolic; to make a sportive spring; to play a prank. Shak.
A vessel formerly used by the Dutch, privateer. Wright.
The pungent grayish green flower bud of the European and Oriental caper (Capparis spinosa), much used for pickles.
A plant of the genus Capparis; -- called also caper bush, caper tree.
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