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Definition of Capers

Caper
Caper Ca"per, n. [F. c[^a]pre, fr. L. capparis, Gr. ?; cf. Ar. & Per. al-kabar.] 1. The pungent grayish green flower bud of the European and Oriental caper (Capparis spinosa), much used for pickles. 2. (Bot.) A plant of the genus Capparis; -- called also caper bush, caper tree. Note: The Capparis spinosa is a low prickly shrub of the Mediterranean coasts, with trailing branches and brilliant flowers; -- cultivated in the south of Europe for its buds. The C. sodada is an almost leafless spiny shrub of central Africa (Soudan), Arabia, and southern India, with edible berries. Bean caper. See Bran caper, in the Vocabulary. Caper sauce, a kind of sauce or catchup made of capers.
Caper
Caper Ca"per, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Capered p. pr. & vb. n. capering.] [From older capreoll to caper, cf. F. se cabrer to prance; all ultimately fr. L. caper, capra, goat. See Capriole.] To leap or jump about in a sprightly manner; to cut capers; to skip; to spring; to prance; to dance. He capers, he dances, he has eyes of youth. --Shak.
Caper
Caper Ca"per, n. A frolicsome leap or spring; a skip; a jump, as in mirth or dancing; a prank. To cut a caper, to frolic; to make a sportive spring; to play a prank. --Shak.
Caper
Caper Ca"per, n. [D. kaper.] A vessel formerly used by the Dutch, privateer. --Wright.

Meaning of Capers from wikipedia

- plant is best known for the edible flower buds (capers), used as a seasoning or garnish, and the fruit (caper berries), both of which are usually consumed...
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- taking over the role when Hall left the musical. Capers went on to appear in Saratoga and Raisin. Capers was a familiar face to television audiences. In...
- The CBU Capers are the athletic teams that represent Cape Breton University in Sydney, Nova Scotia. The teams were known as the UCCB Capers from 1982...
- made typically with tomatoes, olive oil, olives, anchovies, chili peppers, capers, and garlic, with vermicelli or spaghetti. Because puttana means roughly...
- The caper story is a subgenre of crime fiction. The typical caper story involves one or more crimes (especially thefts, swindles, or occasionally kidnappings)...
- Pizza Capers is an Australian fast food chain and franchise based in Queensland that sells pizza and Italian cuisine. Pizza Capers is mainly active in...
- a record of 2–14 in 2005 and Capers was fired. On January 23, 2006, the Miami Dolphins announced the hiring of Dom Capers as the team's defensive coordinator...
- The base ingredients of tapenade are olives and capers. The olives (most commonly black olive) and capers are chopped finely, crushed, or blended. Then...
- "White Sox". Capers died in Boston, M****achusetts in 1961 at age 54. "Lefty Capers". seamheads.com. Retrieved April 15, 2021. "Lefty Capers". baseball-reference...