Bean caper

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• caper

  căper, pri, m. [cf. κάπρος, wild boar], a he-goat, a goat. I Lit., Col. 7, 6, 4; Verg. E. 7, 7;...

  A New Latin Dictionary by Charlton T. Lewis Ph.D. and Charles Short, LL. D.

• caper

  caper , prī, m a he-goat, goat: vir gregis, V., H.: bicornis, O.—The odor of the arm-pits: trux, O....

  An Elementary Latin Dictionary

• Caper

  ·noun A vessel formerly used by the Dutch, privateer. II. Caper ·noun A plant of the genus Capparis...

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• caper

  A light-armed vessel of the 17th century, used by the Dutch for privateering. ...

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• Bean

  ·noun The popular name of other vegetable seeds or fruits, more or less resembling true beans. II. ...

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• bean

  A guinea. Half bean; half a guinea. ...

  Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose

• Caper bush

  ·- ·Alt. of Caper tree. ...

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• Caper tree

  ·- ·see <<Capper>>, a plant, 2. ...

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• caper merchant

  A dancing master, or hop mercbant; marchand des capriolles. FRENCH TERM.--To cut papers; to leap or ...

  Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose

• caper-tree

  n. The Australian tree of this nameis Capparis nobilis, F. v. M., N.O. Capparideae.The Karum of the...

  Dictionary of Australasian Words Phrases and Usages by Edward E. Morris

• dutch-caper

  A light-armed vessel of the seventeenth century, adapted for privateering, and much used by the Dutc...

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• Adsuki bean

  ·add. ·- A cultivated variety of the Asiatic gram, now introduced into the United States. ...

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• Bean trefoil

  ·- A leguminous shrub of southern Europe, with trifoliate leaves (Anagyris foetida). ...

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• Buck bean

  ·- A plant (Menyanthes trifoliata) which grows in moist and boggy places, having racemes of white or...

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• Castor bean

  ·- The bean or seed of the castor-oil plant (Ricinus communis, or Palma Christi.). ...

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• Florida bean

  ·- One of the very large seeds of the Entada scandens. II. Florida bean ·- The large, roundish, fla...

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• Ignatius bean

  ·- ·see Saint Ignatius's bean, under <<Saint>>. ...

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• Jequirity bean

  ·add. ·- The seed of the wild licorice (Abrus precatorius) used by the people of India for beads in ...

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• Mesquite bean

  ·add. ·- The pod or seed of the mesquite. ...

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• Pichurim bean

  ·- The seed of a Brazilian lauraceous tree (Nectandra Puchury) of a taste and smell between those of...

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• Sea bean

  ·- ·same·as Florida bean. ...

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• Tonca bean

  ·- ·see Tonka bean. ...

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• Tonka bean

  ·- The seed of a leguminous tree (Dipteryx odorata), native of Guiana. It has a peculiarly agreeable...

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• Tonquin bean

  ·- ·see Tonka bean. ...

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• bean(, Queensland)

  or Leichhardt, or Match-box n. Entada scandens, Benth., N.O. Leguminosae. Though this bean has two...

  Dictionary of Australasian Words Phrases and Usages by Edward E. Morris

• bean-tree

  n. called also Moreton BayChestnut, Castanospermum australe, Cunn. and Fraser, N.O. Leguminosae; a ...

  Dictionary of Australasian Words Phrases and Usages by Edward E. Morris

• leichhardt-bean

  n. See bean. ...

  Dictionary of Australasian Words Phrases and Usages by Edward E. Morris

• Queensland bean

  . n. See bean. ...

  Dictionary of Australasian Words Phrases and Usages by Edward E. Morris

• bean-cod

  A small fishing-vessel, or pilot-boat, common on the sea-coasts and in the rivers of Spain and Portu...

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• to cut a caper

  (Italian, tagliar le capriole.) The act of dancing in a frolicksome manner.--Todd. We use it also in...

  Dictionary of American Words And Phrases by John Russell Bartlett.

• caper corner-way

  Diagonally. ...

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• match-box bean

  n. another name for the ripehard seed of the Queensland Bean, Entadascandens, Benth., N.O. Legumino...

  Dictionary of Australasian Words Phrases and Usages by Edward E. Morris

• tonquin bean-tree

  n. a Tasmanian variety of Native Sandalwood; also called Tonga Beanwood. 1862. W. Archer, `Product...

  Dictionary of Australasian Words Phrases and Usages by Edward E. Morris