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The red cap adopted by the extremists in the French Revolution, which became a sign of patriotism at that epoch; hence, a revolutionist; a Red Republican.

A large South African tree snake (Bucephalus Capensis). Although considered venomous by natives, it has no poison fangs.

Capable of being bored. [R.]

A growth of trees or shrubs; underwood; a thicket; thick foliage; a wooded landscape.

ne fourth of a circle, being a member just below the abacus in the Tuscan and Roman Doric capital; a torus; an ovolo.

A mullet (Mugil capito) found in the rivers of Southern Europe and in Africa.

An outbreak; a caprice; a whim. [Obs.]

Capable of being bowed or bent; flexible; easily influenced; yielding. [Obs.]

A group of decapod Crustacea, including the common crabs, characterized by a small and short abdomen, which is bent up beneath the large cephalo-thorax. [Also spelt Brachyoura.] See Crab, and Illustration in Appendix.

A fancy; freak; caprice. [Obs.] R. Hyrde.

To prance; to caper. [Scot.] Jamieson.

The victim broke in pieces the musical instruments with which he had solaced the hours of captivity. Prescott.

Capable of being broken.

o the curve of the wheel through about a quarter of its circumference, and prevents the escape of the water until it has spent its force upon the wheel. See Breast wheel.

The act of breathing naturally or freely; the power or capacity to breathe freely; as, I am out of breath.

Capable of being bribed. A more bribable class of electors. S. Edwards.

Incapable of being bribed; free from bribes. From thence to heaven's bribeless hall. Sir W. Raleigh.

Having no brim; as, brimless caps.

join. -- To bring off, to bear or convey away; to clear from condemnation; to cause to escape. -- To bring on. (a) To cause to begin. (b) To originate or cause to exist; as, to bring on a disease. -- To bring one on one's way, to accompany, guide, or attend one. -- To bring out, to expose; to detect; to bring to li…

Ruined financially; incapable of redeeming promises made, or of paying debts incurred; as, a broken bank; a broken tradesman.