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A small basket of rushes, or wilow twigs, etc.

groove in any cylinder; specif., a groove around the cylinder of an elongated bullet for small arms to contain a lubricant, or around the rotating band of a gun projectile to lessen the resistance offered to the rifling. Also, a groove around the base of a cartridge, where the extractor takes hold. --Can"ne*lured (#),…

A small can or drinking vessel.

A small tube of metal, wood, or India rubber, used for various purposes, esp. for injecting or withdrawing fluids. It is usually associated with a trocar. [Written also canula.]

goes alone upon long excursions, including portage. It it propelled by a paddle, or by a small sail attached to a temporary mast.

A small portion; a division; a compartment. That little canton of land called the "English pale" Davies. There is another piece of Holbein's, . . . in which, in six several cantons, the several parts of our Savior's passion are represented. Bp. Burnet.

Having the angles marked by, or decorated with, projecting moldings or small columns; as, a cantoned pier or pilaster.

To divide into cantons or small districts.

A small or medium-sized hardy horse, common in Canada. [Colloq.]

A small cañon.

A small traveling case or bandbox; formerly, a chest. A capcase for your linen and your plate. Beau. & Fl.

A small marine fish (Mallotus villosus) of the family Salmonidæ, very abundant on the coasts of Greenland, Iceland, Newfoundland, and Alaska. It is used as a bait for the cod. [Written also capelan and caplin.]

The small olive-shaped berry of the European and Oriental caper, said to be used in pickles and as a condiment.

ling a hair; fine; minute; very slender; having minute tubes or interspaces; having very small bore; as, the capillary vessels of animals and plants.

See Capital letter, under Capital, a. Active capital. See under Active, -- Small capital (Print.), a small capital letter. See under Capital, a. -- To live on one's capital, to consume one's capital without producing or accumulating anything to replace it.

Having a very small knoblike termination, or collected into minute capitula.

H, Caprylic acid, C7H15.CO2H, and Caproic acid, C5H11.CO2H, are fatty acids occurring in small quantities in butter, cocoanut oil, etc., united with glycerin; they are colorless oils, or white crystalline solids, of an unpleasant odor like that of goats or sweat.

A small saucer of clay for roasting or melting samples of ores, etc.; a scorifier.

fascinate; to charm; as, Cleopatra captivated Antony; the orator captivated all hearts. Small landscapes of captivating loveliness. W. Irving.

A small vehicle moved on wheels; usually, one having but two wheels and drawn by one horse; a cart.