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A deciduous plant of warm climates, generally with fleshy leaves and flowers of a yellow or whitish yellow color, of the genus Zygophyllum.

Having two capsules; as, a bicapsular pericarp.

A plant of the genus Mitella; miterwort. Longfellow.

A small European song bird (Sylvia atricapilla), with a black crown; the mock nightingale.

The bluepoll.

See Chinquapin.

Having clouds resting on the top or head; reaching to the clouds; as, cloud-capped mountains.

The hooded snake (Naia tripudians), a highly venomous serpent inhabiting India.

The chief ornament. [Obs.] Thou makest the triumviry the cornercap of society. Shak.

From the beginning; a direction to return to, and end with, the first strain; -- indicated by the letters D. C. Also, the strain so repeated.

Having ten leaves.

To cut off the head of; to behead.

The act of beheading; beheading.

A crustacean with ten feet or legs, as a crab; one of the Decapoda. Also used adjectively.

The order of Crustacea which includes the shrimps, lobsters, crabs, etc.

Belonging to the decapods; having ten feet; ten-footed.

To deprive of capacity; to incapacitate. [R.]

A cap or cover to protect the ear from cold.

The occurrence or production of certain capillary effects by the action of an electrical current or charge.

Pert. to, or caused by, electro-capillarity.