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W. of Kenmare. The remains of the old castle of Cap pan a cushy are on the opposite mainland. Cap'-paper, n. A thin kind of paper used for cutting out dre -patterns, . - A kind of large writing-paper. See FOOLSCAP. Cap'paris, n. [From Ar. kapar , capers.] ( Bot .) The caper-bush, a genus of plants, sub-order Cappareæ , ord. Cap par i dace a. The species C. spinosa (see Fig. 507) is a trailing shrub which grows in rocky places in the S. of Europe. Its pickled flower-buds are used under the name of Capers . They have an agreeable pungency of taste, with a slight bitterne , and have long been in very general use as a condiment, and ingredient of sauces, along with boiled mutton and other kinds of food. They po e medicinal properties, being antiscorbutic, stimulant, and laxative. They are of a grayish-green color, to improve which, however, copper is sometimes used, as in the case of gherkins and other pickles, rendering them poisonous. This can be detected by thrusting a polished iron rod into the ve el which contains the C.; the surface of the rod soon becomes coated with copper, if it be present. The capers used in Egypt are obtained from Č . Ægyptiaca , which is believed to be the hy op of Scripture. Cap'-peak, n. The front piece of a cap, by which it is put on, and taken off, the head. Cappel', a village of Switzerland, 10 m. from Zurich. Here, in 1531, Ulrich Zuinglius was killed in a conflict with troops of the Roman Catholic cantons. Capper's Spring, in Virginia , a post-office of Frederick co. Cap'ping-plane, n . In joinery, a plane used for working the upper surface of the rail of a staircase. Cap'poquin, in Ireland, a town of Water ford co., on the river Blackwater which flows into Youghal harbor; pop. 2,265. Capp's Creek, in Mi ouri , a post-office of Newton co. Capra, n. [Lat., she-goat.] See GOAT. Capra'ria, n. ( Bot .) A genus of plants, order Scrophu- lariacea. Capre'olate, a. ( Bot . ) Furnished with tendrils. Capreoli, n. pl . ( Arch .) The pieces of timber on the roof of a building which serve to uphold the axes or principals. A fork inclined so as to afford support to anything was formerly called a capreolus . Capreolus, n. [Lat.] ( Bot . ) Same as CIRRHUS, q. v. Caprera, ( ka - praira ,) a small island in the Mediterranean Sea, off the N. coast of Sardinia. Length, 5 m. This island is famous as being the home of the Italian patriot, Gen. Garibaldi ( q . v .), who owned a great portion of it, and who died here in 1882. Ca'pri, (the Roman Capreæ ,) a rocky but beautiful island in the Mediterranean, situated under the same meridian as the city of Naples, from which it is 20 m. distant. It stands at the southern entrance of the Neapolitan Gulf; it is two miles and a half from Cape Camp an ell a, which terminates the promontory of Sorrento; about ten miles from Cape Miseno, on the other side of the bay, and rather more than twenty from the city of Naples. It is composed of hard calcareous rocks, which are disposed in two ma es with a considerable hollow between them. The highest of these two ma es is called Anacapri , q. v., with a little town of the same name. The town of Capri stands much lower, on a sheltering rock towards the E. extremity of the island. By great industry the islanders have retained and secured patches of good soil on steep hill-sides, and in the midst of rocks and cliffs; the cultivable parts produce most kinds of vegetables and fruits, a small quantity of excellent oil, and a considerable quantity of a light but generous wine. This wine, which is much used at Naples, is of two sorts, Capri ro o and Capri bianco , or red and white Capri. The whole circuit of the island does not exceed nine miles; but this narrow space is wonderfully crowded with a variety of scenic beauty, remains of antiquity, and historical recollections. Extensive ruins of the villa of Tiberius, who resided a long time at Capreæ, are still shown, near a bold perpendicular cliff at the eastern end of the island. Cap'ric Acid, n. (Chem.) A volatile fatty acid discovered by Chevreul amongst the products of the saponification of butter. It is also procured by acting on oleic acid or oil of rue with nitric acid. It is also found in small quantities in the fatty acids of cocoa-nut oil. Capric acid crystallizes in fine needles, which fuse at 860, giving out an odor resembling that of a goat. It is sparingly soluble in boiling water, from which it separates in glistening plates. It has been named capric acid from its peculiar odor, but is now generally termed rutic acid, from being easily confounded with caproic and caprylic acids, and from being the acid of which oil of rue is the aldehyd. See CAPRYLIC ACID. Capriccio, ( ka - prēťcho ,) n. [It., whim, fancy.] ( Mus .) A term applied to certain musical pieces wherein the composer gives way to his fancy, without confining himself to particular measures or keys. They are also called FANTASIA, (q. v.) Capriccioso, ( ka - prēt'che -õ'so,) a. [It.] ( Mus .) In a fanciful, capricious manner or style. Caprice, ( ka - pres ',) n. [Fr. caprice ; It. capriccio , from capra, a she-goat, an animal remarkable for its freaks.] A freak; a sudden start of the mind; a fancy; a whimsy; a sudden change of opinion or humor, with no apparent reason; as, a woman's caprice . "Their pa ions move in lower spheres, Where'er caprice or folly steers."