1 definition found
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Caput \Ca"put\ (k[=a]"p[u^]t), n.; pl {Capita}
(k[a^]p"[i^]*t[.a]). [L., the head.]
1. (Anat.) The head; also a knoblike protuberance or
capitulum.
2. The top or superior part of a thing
3. (Eng.) The council or ruling body of the University of
Cambridge prior to the constitution of 1856.
Your caputs and heads of colleges. --Lamb.
{Caput mortuum}. [L., dead head.] (Old Chem.) The residuum
after distillation or sublimation; hence worthless
residue.
more about capita
browse words by letter
a
b
c
d
e
f
g
h
i
j
k
l
m
n
o
p
q
r
s
t
u
v
w
x
y
z
or search
thesauri
dictionary
search words
|
