Cap

kap, n. a woman's head-dre of muslin, or the like: a boy's head-dre , any kind of unbrimmed covering for the head: a cap-like covering of any kind: a cover: the top.— v.t. to put on a cap, as the official cap of a degree in some colleges: to outdo or surpa : to cover the end or top: to raise the cap in token of respect:— pr.p. cap′ping; pa.p. capped.— n. Cap′-case , a small travelling-case, a chest.— Cap and bells , the characteristic marks of a profe ional jester; Cap a story , quotation , verse , ., to follow one up with another, or with its proper continuation or conclusion; Cap in hand , symbolic of reverence or submi ion; Cap of liberty , or Phrygian bonnet , the conical cap given to a Roman slave on enfranchisement, now the symbol of republicanism; Cap of maintenance (see Maintenance ).— A feather in one's cap , something giving distinction: something to be proud of.— Black cap , that put on by the judge before pronouncing sentence of death; College cap , the so-called square mortarboard, or trencher-cap, worn at English colleges.— Percu ion cap , a small copper cylinder, closed at one end, for conveniently holding the detonating powder which is exploded by the act of percu ion in percu ion-arms.— Set one's cap at , of a woman, to set herself to captivate a man's fancy.— The cap fits , the allusion hits or suits; Throw up one's cap , in token of immoderate joy. [A.S. cæppe —Low L. cappa , a cape or cope.]