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whitecap |
4 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Whitecap \White"cap`\, n. 1. (Zo["o]l.) a The European redstart; -- so called from its white forehead. b The whitethroat; -- so called from its gray head. c The European tree sparrow. 2. A wave whose crest breaks into white foam, as when the wind is freshening. From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Whitethroat \White"throat`\, n. (Zo["o]l.) Any one of several species of Old World warblers, esp. the common European species ({Sylvia cinerea}), called also {strawsmear}, {nettlebird}, {muff}, and {whitecap}, the garden whitethroat, or golden warbler ({S. hortensis}), and the lesser whitethroat ({S. curruca}). From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Whist \Whist\, n. {Bridge whist}. See {Bridge}, n., above. {Duplicate whist}, a form of whist in playing which the hands are preserved as dealt and played again by other players, as when each side holds in the second round the cards played by the opposing side in the first round. {Solo whist}. See {Solo whist}, above. Whitecap \White"cap`\, n. A member of a self-appointed vigilance committee attempting by lynch-law methods to drive away or coerce persons obnoxious to it Some early ones wore white hoods or masks. [U. S.] -- {White"cap`}, v. -- {White"cap`per}, n. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: whitecap n : a wave that is blown by the wind so its crest is broken and appears white [syn: {white horse}]
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