3 definitions found
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Pepper \Pep"per\, n. [OE. peper, AS pipor, L. piper, fr Gr ?,
?, akin to Skr. pippala pippali.]
1. A well-known, pungently aromatic condiment, the dried
berry, either whole or powdered, of the {Piper nigrum}.
Note: Common, or black, pepper is made from the whole berry,
dried just before maturity; white pepper is made from
the ripe berry after the outer skin has been removed by
maceration and friction. It has less of the peculiar
properties of the plant than the black pepper. Pepper
is used in medicine as a carminative stimulant.
2. (Bot.) The plant which yields pepper, an East Indian woody
climber ({Piper nigrum}), with ovate leaves and apetalous
flowers in spikes opposite the leaves. The berries are red
when ripe. Also by extension, any one of the several
hundred species of the genus {Piper}, widely dispersed
throughout the tropical and subtropical regions of the
earth.
3. Any plant of the genus Capsicum, and its fruit; red
pepper; as the bell pepper.
Note: The term pepper has been extended to various other
fruits and plants, more or less closely resembling the
true pepper, esp. to the common varieties of
{Capsicum}. See {Capsicum}, and the Phrases, below.
{African pepper}, the Guinea pepper. See under {Guinea}.
{Cayenne pepper}. See under {Cayenne}.
{Chinese pepper}, the spicy berries of the {Xanthoxylum
piperitum}, a species of prickly ash found in China and
Japan.
{Guinea pepper}. See under {Guinea}, and {Capsicum}.
{Jamaica pepper}. See {Allspice}.
{Long pepper}.
a The spike of berries of {Piper longum}, an East Indian
shrub.
b The root of {Piper, or Macropiper methysticum}. See
{Kava}.
{Malaguetta}, or {Meleguetta}, {pepper}, the aromatic seeds
of the {Amomum Melegueta}, an African plant of the Ginger
family. They are sometimes used to flavor beer, etc.,
under the name of {grains of Paradise}.
{Red pepper}. See {Capsicum}.
{Sweet pepper bush} (Bot.), an American shrub ({Clethra
alnifolia}), with racemes of fragrant white flowers; --
called also {white alder}.
{Pepper box} or {caster}, a small box or bottle, with a
perforated lid, used for sprinkling ground pepper on food,
etc
{Pepper corn}. See in the Vocabulary.
{Pepper elder} (Bot.), a West Indian name of several plants
of the Pepper family, species of {Piper} and {Peperomia}.
{Pepper moth} (Zo["o]l.), a European moth ({Biston
betularia}) having white wings covered with small black
specks.
{Pepper pot}, a mucilaginous soup or stew of vegetables and
cassareep, much esteemed in the West Indies.
{Pepper root}. (Bot.). See {Coralwort}.
{pepper sauce}, a condiment for the table, made of small red
peppers steeped in vinegar.
{Pepper tree} (Bot.), an aromatic tree ({Drimys axillaris})
of the Magnolia family, common in New Zealand. See
{Peruvian mastic tree}, under {Mastic}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Caster \Cast"er\, n.
1. One who casts; as caster of stones, etc.; a caster of
cannon; a caster of accounts.
2. A vial, cruet, or other small vessel, used to contain
condiments at the table; as a set of casters.
3. A stand to hold a set of cruets.
4. A small wheel on a swivel, on which furniture is supported
and moved
From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]:
caster
n : a pivoting wheel attached to the bottom of furniture or
trucks or portable machines to make them movable [syn: {castor}]
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