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period. The childhood of our joy. Shak. Second childhood, the state of being feeble and incapable from old age.

Merely imaginary; fanciful; fantastic; wildly or vainly conceived; having, or capable of having, no existence except in thought; as, chimerical projects.

Tissue which is capable of being stained by dyes.

A contractile cell or vesicle containing liquid pigment and capable of changing its form or size, thus causing changes of color in the translucent skin of such animals as possess them. They are highly developed and numerous in the cephalopods.

Containing, or capable of forming, chromogen; as, chromogenic bacteria.

Capable of being poured or spread round. "Circumfusile gold." Pope.

Capable of being sailed round. Ray.

Capable of being circumscribed.

Capable of being circumscribed or limited by bounds.

Capable of being circumstantiated. [Obs.] Jer Taylor.

Capable of being cited.

Capable of being civilized.

Capable of being claimed.

Capable of being classed.

Capable of being classified.

Capable of being cleansed. Sherwood.

Capable of cleaving or being divided.

Capable of being climbed.

out the head. Cloud on a (or the) title (Law), a defect of title, usually superficial and capable of removal by release, decision in equity, or legislation. -- To be under a cloud, to be under suspicion or in disgrace; to be in disfavor. -- In the clouds, in the realm of facy and imagination; beyond reason; visionary…

Capable of being coagulated. Boyle.