caper : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: caper	by the DICT Development Group
5 results for caper
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
caper n any of numerous plants of the genus Capparis pickled flower buds used as a pungent relish in various dishes and sauces a crime (especially a robbery); "the gang pulled off a bank job in St. Louis" Synonym(s): caper, job a playful leap or hop Synonym(s): caper, capriole 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" Synonym(s): play, frolic, romp, gambol, caper a ludicrous or grotesque act done for fun and amusement Synonym(s): antic, joke, prank, trick, caper, put-on v jump about playfully
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Caper \Ca"per\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Capered} p. pr. & vb. n. {capering}.] [From 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.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
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.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Caper \Ca"per\, n. [D. kaper.] A vessel formerly used by the Dutch, privateer. --Wright.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Caper \Ca"per\, n. [F. c[83]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.