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A long cloak or overcoat, especially one with a hood.

t like a fish. Capricorn beetle (Zoöl.), any beetle of the family Carambucidæ; one of the long-horned beetles. The larvæ usually bore into the wood or bark of trees and shurbs and are often destructive. See Girdler, Pruner.

fixed in its socket. [Sometimes spelt Capstern, but improperly.] Capstan bar, one of the long bars or levers by which the capstan is worked; a handspike.. -- To pawl the capstan, to drop the pawls so that they will catch in the notches of the pawl ring, and prevent the capstan from turning back. -- To rig the capsta…

See under Atrabiliary. -- Glisson's capsule, a membranous envelope, entering the liver along with the portal vessels and insheathing the latter in their course through the organ. -- Suprarenal capsule, an organ of unknown function, above or in front of each kidney.

the austere branch established in 1526 by Matteo di Baschi, distinguished by wearing the long pointed cowl or capoch of St. Francis. A bare-footed and long-bearded capuchin. Sir W. Scott.

the margins of lakes and rivers. It is the largest extant rodent, being about three feet long, and half that in height. It somewhat resembles the Guinea pig, to which it is related; -- called also cabiai and water hog.

racal.) It is a native of Africa and Asia. Its ears are black externally, and tipped with long black hairs.

Belonging to the Carangidæ, a family of fishes allied to the mackerels, and including the caranx, American bluefish, and the pilot fish.

A company of travelers, pilgrims, or merchants, organized and equipped for a long journey, or marching or traveling together, esp. through deserts and countries infested by robbers or hostile tribes, as in Asia or Africa.

to the sun, it loses its deep tinge, and becomes of the color of burning coal. The name belongs for the most part to ruby sapphire, though it has been also given to red spinel and garnet.

Belonging to a carbuncle; resembling a carbuncle; red; inflamed.

Belonging a prison. [R.] Foxe.

disentangle by carding; as, to card wool; to card a horse. These card the short comb the longer flakes. Dyer.

eaders to indicate that something is interlined above, or inserted in the margin, which belongs in the place marked by the caret.

A large, long-legged South American bird (Dicholophus cristatus) which preys upon snakes, etc. See Seriema.

A longitudinal ridge or projection like the keel of a boat.

One of the long, sweet, succulent, pods of the carob tree, which are used as food for animals and sometimes eaten by man; -- called also St. John's bread, carob bean, and algaroba bean.

music, as of a song. I heard the bells on Christmans Day Their old, familiar carol play. Longfellow.

Belonging to, forming, or containing carpels.

A slender prolongation of the receptacle as an axis between the carpels, as in Geranium and many umbelliferous plants.