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Webster 1913 Edition

Caper

Ca′per

,
Verb.
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.
Shakespeare

Ca′per

,
Noun.
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.

Ca′per

,
Noun.
[D.
kaper
.]
A vessel formerly used by the Dutch, privateer.
Wright.

Ca′per

,
Noun.
[F.
câpre
, fr. L.
capparis
, Gr. [GREEK]; 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
.
☞ 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
Capparis 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.

Webster 1828 Edition

Caper

CAPER

,
Verb.
I.
To leap; to skip or jump; to prance; to spring.

CAPER

,
Noun.
A leap; a skip; a spring; as in dancing or mirth, or in the frolick of a goat or lamb.

CAPER

,
Noun.
The bud of the caper-bush, which is much used for pickling. The buds are collected before the flowers expand, and preserved in vinegar. The bush is a low shrub, generally growing from the joints of old walls, from fissures in rocks and amongst rubbish, in the southern parts of Europe.

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