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equest to come or be present; to summon; as, to call a servant. Call hither Clifford; bid him come amain Shak.

To be able to do; to have power or influence. [Obs.] The will of Him who all things can. Milton. For what, alas, can these my single arms Shak. Mæcænas and Agrippa, who can most with Cæsar. Beau. & Fl.

One who offers himself, or is put forward by others, as a suitable person or an aspirant or contestant for an office, privilege, or honor; as, a candidate for the office of governor; a candidate for holy orders; a candidate for scholastic honors.

n contest; to furnish a complement to; as, to cap text; to cap proverbs. Shak. Now I have him under girdle I'll cap verses with him to the end of the chapter. Dryden.

ess commanding the officer to take the body of the person named in it, that is, to arrest him; -- also called writ of capias.

An abrupt change in feeling, opinion, or action, proceeding from some whim or fancy; a freak; a notion. "Caprices of appetite." W. Irving.

Governed or characterized by caprice; apt to change suddenly; freakish; whimsical; changeable. "Capricious poet." Shak. "Capricious humor." Hugh Miller. A capricious partiality to the Romish practices. Hallam.

military officer who commands a company, troop, or battery, or who has the rank entitling him to do so though he may be employed on other service.

ing responsibility for safety and prosperity. The care of all the churches. 2 Car. xi. 28 Him thy care must be to find. Milton. Perlexed with a thousand cares. Shak.

oncern, anxiety, or trouble; painful. The careful cold beinneth for to creep. Spenser. By Him that raised me to this careful height. Shak.

mindful; regardless. My brother was too careless of his charge. Shak. He grew careless of himself. Steele.

g, or touching, with tenderness. Wooed her with his soft caresses. Langfellow. He exerted himself to win by indulgence and caresses the hearts of all who were under his command. Macaulay.

A chime of bells diatonically tuned, played by clockwork or by finger keys.

s care or worry. [R.] Nor can a man, independently . . . of God's blessing, care and cark himself one penny richer. South.

To convey by extension or continuance; to extend; as, to carry the chimney through the roof; to carry a road ten miles farther.

To defy or challenge. [Obs.] You shall cartel him. B. Jonson.

case; a case of injustice; the case of the Indian tribes. In any case thou shalt deliver him the pledge. Deut. xxiv. 13. If the case of the man be so with his wife. Matt. xix. 10. And when a lady's in the case. You know all other things give place. Gay. You think this madness but a common case. Pope. I am in case to j…

hmere from the soft wool found beneath the hair of the goats of Cashmere, Thibet, and the Himalayas. Some cashmere, of fine quality, is richly embroidered for sale to Europeans.

) The body. (Shak). (b) The tomb. (Milton). (c) A book of selections. [poetic] They found him dead . . . an empty casket. Shak.

To dismiss; to discard; to cashier. [Obs.] The state can not with safety casthim.