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Caper : (noun)
1: any of numerous plants of the genus Capparis
2: pickled flower buds used as a pungent relish in various
dishes and sauces
3: a crime (especially a robbery); "the gang pulled off a bank
job in St. Louis" [syn: job]
4: a ludicrous or grotesque act done for fun and amusement
[syn: antic, joke, prank, trick, put-on]
5: a playful leap or hop [syn: capriole]
6: gay or light-hearted recreational activity for diversion or
amusement; "it was all done in play"; "their frolic in the
surf threatened to become ugly" [syn: play, frolic, romp,
gambol]
(verb)
1: jump about playfully
Based on WordNet 2.0
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Caper : \Ca"per\, n. [F. c[^a]pre, fr. L. capparis, Gr. ?; cf. Ar.
& Per. al-kabar.]
1. The pungent grayish green flower bud of the European and
Oriental caper ({Capparis spinosa), much used for
pickles.
2. (Bot.) A plant of the genus Capparis; -- called also
caper bush, caper tree.
Note: The Capparis spinosa is a low prickly shrub of the
Mediterranean coasts, with trailing branches and
brilliant flowers; -- cultivated in the south of Europe
for its buds. The C. sodada is an almost leafless
spiny shrub of central Africa (Soudan), Arabia, and
southern India, with edible berries.
Bean caper. See Bran caper, in the Vocabulary.
Caper sauce, a kind of sauce or catchup made of capers.
Based on Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
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Caper : \Ca"per\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Capered p. pr. & vb. n.
capering.] [Based on older capreoll to caper, cf. F. se cabrer
to prance; all ultimately fr. L. caper, capra, goat. See
Capriole.]
To leap or jump about in a sprightly manner; to cut capers;
to skip; to spring; to prance; to dance.
He capers, he dances, he has eyes of youth. --Shak.
Based on Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
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Caper : \Ca"per\, n.
A frolicsome leap or spring; a skip; a jump, as in mirth or
dancing; a prank.
To cut a caper, to frolic; to make a sportive spring; to
play a prank. --Shak.
Based on Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
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Caper : \Ca"per\, n. [D. kaper.]
A vessel formerly used by the Dutch, privateer. --Wright.
Based on Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
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