English Dictionary: cowpea plant | by the DICT Development Group |
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From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Goat \Goat\, n. [OE goot, got, gat, AS. g[be]t; akin to D. geit, OHG. geiz, G. geiss, Icel. geit, Sw. get, Dan. ged, Goth. gaits, L. haedus a young goat, kid.] (Zo[94]l.) A hollow-horned ruminant of the genus {Capra}, of several species and varieties, esp. the domestic goat ({C. hircus}), which is raised for its milk, flesh, and skin. Note: The Cashmere and Angora varieties of the goat have long, silky hair, used in the manufacture of textile fabrics. The wild or bezoar goat ({Capra [91]gagrus}), of Asia Minor, noted for the bezoar stones found in its stomach, is supposed to be one of the ancestral species ofthe domestic goat. The Rocky Montain goat ({Haplocercus montanus}) is more nearly related to the antelopes. See {Mazame}. {Goat antelope} (Zo[94]l), one of several species of antelopes, which in some respects resemble a goat, having recurved horns, a stout body, large hoofs, and a short, flat tail, as the goral, thar, mazame, and chikara. {Goat fig} (Bot.), the wild fig. {Goat house}. (a) A place for keeping goats. (b) A brothel. [Obs.] {Goat moth} (Zo[94]l.), any moth of the genus {Cossus}, esp. the large European species ({C. ligniperda}), the larva of which burrows in oak and willow trees, and requires three years to mature. It exhales an odor like that of the he-goat. {Goat weed} (Bot.), a scrophulariaceous plant, of the genus {Capraria} ({C. biflora}). {Goat's bane} (Bot.), a poisonous plant ({Aconitum Lucoctonum}), bearing pale yellow flowers, introduced from Switzerland into England; wolfsbane. {Goat's beard} (Bot.), a plant of the genus {Tragopogon}; -- so named from the long silky beard of the seeds. One species is the salsify or oyster plant. {Goat's foot} (Bot.), a kind of wood sorrel ({Oxalis caprina}) growing at the Cape of Good Hope. {Goat's rue} (Bot.), a leguminous plant ({Galega officinalis} of Europe, or {Tephrosia Virginiana} in the United States). {Goat's thorn} (Bot.), a thorny leguminous plant ({Astragalus Tragacanthus}), found in the Levant. {Goat's wheat} (Bot.), the genus {Tragopyrum} (now referred to {Atraphaxis}). | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Phrygian cap \Phryg"i*an cap`\ A close-fitting cap represented in Greek art as worn by Orientals, assumed to have been conical in shape. It has been adopted in modern art as the so-called {liberty cap}, or {cap of liberty}. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Cap \Cap\, n. [OE. cappe, AS. c[91]ppe, cap, cape, hood, fr. LL, cappa, capa; perhaps of Iberian origin, as Isidorus of Seville mentions it first: [bd]Capa, quia quasi totum capiat hominem; it. capitis ornamentum.[b8] 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[94]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 [bd]narrow edge.[b8] {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.] | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Phrygian cap \Phryg"i*an cap`\ A close-fitting cap represented in Greek art as worn by Orientals, assumed to have been conical in shape. It has been adopted in modern art as the so-called {liberty cap}, or {cap of liberty}. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Cap \Cap\, n. [OE. cappe, AS. c[91]ppe, cap, cape, hood, fr. LL, cappa, capa; perhaps of Iberian origin, as Isidorus of Seville mentions it first: [bd]Capa, quia quasi totum capiat hominem; it. capitis ornamentum.[b8] 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[94]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 [bd]narrow edge.[b8] {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.] | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Capability \Ca`pa*bil"i*ty\, n.; pl. {Capabilities}. 1. The quality of being capable; capacity; capableness; esp. intellectual power or ability. A capability to take a thousand views of a subject. --H. Taylor. 2. Capacity of being used or improved. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Capability \Ca`pa*bil"i*ty\, n.; pl. {Capabilities}. 1. The quality of being capable; capacity; capableness; esp. intellectual power or ability. A capability to take a thousand views of a subject. --H. Taylor. 2. Capacity of being used or improved. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Capable \Ca"pa*ble\, a. [F. capable, LL. capabilis capacious, capable, fr. L. caper to take, contain. See {Heave}.] 1. Possessing ability, qualification, or susceptibility; having capacity; of sufficient size or strength; as, a room capable of holding a large number; a castle capable of resisting a long assault. Concious of joy and capable of pain. --Prior. 2. Possessing adequate power; qualified; able; fully competent; as, a capable instructor; a capable judge; a mind capable of nice investigations. More capable to discourse of battles than to give them. --Motley. 3. Possessing legal power or capacity; as, a man capable of making a contract, or a will. 4. Capacious; large; comprehensive. [Obs.] --Shak. Note: Capable is usually followed by of, sometimes by an infinitive. Syn: Able; competent; qualified; fitted; efficient; effective; skillful. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Capableness \Ca"pa*ble*ness\, n. The quality or state of being capable; capability; adequateness; competency. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Zorilla \Zo*ril"la\, n. [Sp. zorilla, zorillo, dim. of zorra, zorro, a fox: cf. F. zorille.] (Zo[94]l.) Either one of two species of small African carnivores of the genus {Ictonyx} allied to the weasels and skunks. [Written also {zoril}, and {zorille}.] Note: The best-known species ({Ictonyx zorilla}) has black shiny fur with white bands and spots. It has anal glands which produce a very offensive secretion, similar to that of the skunk. It feeds upon birds and their eggs and upon small mammals, and is often very destructive to poultry. It is sometimes tamed by the natives, and kept to destroy rats and mice. Called also {mariput}, {Cape polecat}, and {African polecat}. The name is sometimes erroneously applied to the American skunk. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Cobweb \Cob"web`\, n. [Cob a spider + web.] 1. The network spread by a spider to catch its prey. 2. A snare of insidious meshes designed to catch the ignorant and unwary. I can not but lament thy splendid wit Entangled in the cobwebs of the schools. --Cowper. 3. That which is thin and unsubstantial, or flimsy and worthless; rubbish. The dust and cobwebs of that uncivil age. --Sir P. Sidney. 4. (Zo[94]l.) The European spotted flycatcher. {Cobweb lawn}, a fine linen, mentioned in 1640 as being in pieces of fifteen yards. --Beck. Draper's Dict. Such a proud piece of cobweb lawn. --Beau. & Fl. {Cobweb micrometer}, a micrometer in which threads of cobweb are substituted for wires. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Coupable \Cou"pa*ble\ (k[oomac]"p[adot]*b'l), a. [F.] Culpable. [Obs.] | |
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]: | |
Chippewa Falls, WI (city, FIPS 14575) Location: 44.93255 N, 91.39121 W Population (1990): 12727 (5338 housing units) Area: 25.5 sq km (land), 1.7 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 54729 | |
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Coffeyville, KS (city, FIPS 14600) Location: 37.04079 N, 95.63208 W Population (1990): 12917 (6203 housing units) Area: 18.2 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 67337 | |
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Coupeville, WA (town, FIPS 15185) Location: 48.21728 N, 122.67576 W Population (1990): 1377 (638 housing units) Area: 3.3 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 98239 | |
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]: | |
Capabilities Maturity Model of {software engineering} that specifies five levels of maturity of the processes of a software organisation. CMM offers a framework for evolutionary process improvement. Originally applied to software development (SE-CMM), it has been expanded to cover other areas including Human Resources and Software Acquitition. The levels - focii - and key process areas are: Level 1 Initial - Heroes - None. Level 2 Repeatable - Project Management - Software Project Planning, Software Project Tracking and Oversight, Software Subcontract Management, Software Quality Assurance, Software Configuration Management, Requirements Management. Level 3 Defined - Engineering Process - Organisation Process Focus, Organisation Process Definition, Peer Reviews, Training Program, Inter-group Coordination, Software Product Engineering, Integrated Software Management. Level 4 Managed - Product and Process Quality - Software Quality Management, Quantitative Process Management. Level 5 Optimising - Continuous Improvement - Process Change Management, Technology Change Management, Defect Prevention. [Reference?] (2001-04-28) | |
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]: | |
capability access control model where specific types of access to a specific object are granted by giving a process this data structure or {token}. The token may be unforgeable (typically by using {encryption} or hardware "tagged" memory). Capabilities are used in OSes such as {Hydra}, {KeyKOS}, {EROS}, {Chorus}/{Mix}, and the {Stanford V system}. Similar to {Kerberos}, but in an OS context. Compare {access control list}. (1998-03-08) | |
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]: | |
Capability Maturity Model {Capabilities Maturity Model} |