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    Cap \Cap\ (k[a^]p), n. [OE. cappe, AS. c[ae]ppe, cap, cape,
    hood, fr. LL, cappa, capa; perhaps of Iberian origin, as
    Isidorus of Seville mentions it first: ``Capa, quia quasi
    totum capiat hominem; it. capitis ornamentum.'' See 3d
    {Cape}, and cf. 1st {Cope}.]
    1. A covering for the head; esp.
    (a) One usually with a visor but without a brim, for men
    and boys;
    (b) One of lace, muslin, etc., for women, or infants;
    (c) One used as the mark or ensign of some rank, office,
    or dignity, as that of a cardinal.

    2. The top, or uppermost part; the chief.

    Thou art the cap of all the fools alive. --Shak.

    3. A respectful uncovering of the head.

    He that will give a cap and make a leg in thanks.
    --Fuller.

    4. (Zo["o]l.) The whole top of the head of a bird from the
    base of the bill to the nape of the neck.

    5. Anything resembling a cap in form, position, or use; as:
    (a) (Arch.) The uppermost of any assemblage of parts; as,
    the cap of column, door, etc.; a capital, coping,
    cornice, lintel, or plate.
    (b) Something covering the top or end of a thing for
    protection or ornament.
    (c) (Naut.) A collar of iron or wood used in joining
    spars, as the mast and the topmast, the bowsprit and
    the jib boom; also, a covering of tarred canvas at the
    end of a rope.
    (d) A percussion cap. See under {Percussion}.
    (e) (Mech.) The removable cover of a journal box.
    (f) (Geom.) A portion of a spherical or other convex
    surface.

    6. A large size of writing paper; as, flat cap; foolscap;
    legal cap.

    {Cap of a cannon}, a piece of lead laid over the vent to keep
    the priming dry; -- now called an apron.

    {Cap in hand}, obsequiously; submissively.

    {Cap of liberty}. See {Liberty cap}, under {Liberty}.

    {Cap of maintenance}, a cap of state carried before the kings
    of England at the coronation. It is also carried before
    the mayors of some cities.

    {Cap money}, money collected in a cap for the huntsman at the
    death of the fox.

    {Cap paper}.
    (a) A kind of writing paper including flat cap, foolscap,
    and legal cap.
    (b) A coarse wrapping paper used for making caps to hold
    commodities.

    {Cap rock} (Mining), The layer of rock next overlying ore,
    generally of barren vein material.

    {Flat cap}, cap See {Foolscap}.

    {Forage cap}, the cloth undress head covering of an officer
    of soldier.

    {Legal cap}, a kind of folio writing paper, made for the use
    of lawyers, in long narrow sheets which have the fold at
    the top or ``narrow edge.''

    {To set one's cap}, to make a fool of one. (Obs.) --Chaucer.

    {To set one's cap for}, to try to win the favor of a man with
    a view to marriage. [Colloq.]

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