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Wine produced on the island of Capri, commonly a light, dry, white wine.

Of or pertaining to capric acid or its derivatives. Capric acid, C9H9.CO2H, 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…

ece in a free form, with frequent digressions from the theme; a fantasia; -- often called caprice.

e in feeling, opinion, or action, proceeding from some whim or fancy; a freak; a notion. "Caprices of appetite." W. Irving.

In a free, fantastic style.

Governed or characterized by caprice; apt to change suddenly; freakish; whimsical; changeable. "Capricious poet." Shak. "Capricious humor." Hugh Miller. A capricious partiality to the Romish practices. Hallam.

un enters at the winter solstice, about December 21. See Tropic. The sun was entered into Capricorn. Dryden.

Of or pertaining to the tribe of ruminants of which the goat, or genus Capra, is the type.

The practice of hanging, upon the cultivated fig tree, branches of the wild fig infested with minute hymenopterous insects.

The woodbine or honeysuckle. Spenser.

Of, pertaining to, or resembling, the Honeysuckle family of plants (Caprifoliacæ.

Having the form of a goat.

Of the goat kind.

Of or pertaining to a goat; as, caprine gambols.

A leap or caper, as in dancing. "With lofty turns and caprioles." Sir J. Davies.

Having feet like those of a goat.

Exercised according to one's own will or caprice, and therefore conveying a notion of a tendency to abuse the possession of power. Arbitrary power is most easily established on the ruins of liberty abused licentiousness. Washington.

ntriguing; as if finding access by the back stairs. A backstairs influence. Burke. Female caprice and backstairs influence. Trevelyan.

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

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