Caper-family
the plant family Capparidaceae (or Capparaceae), characterized by herbaceous plants, shrubs, and trees having alternate, simple, or palmate leaves, irregular flowers with four petals, and fruit in the form of elongated capsules or berries, including the caper and cleome.
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to leap or skip about in a sprightly manner; prance; frisk; gambol. a playful leap or skip. a prank or trick; harebrained escapade. a frivolous, carefree episode or activity. Slang. a criminal or illegal act, as a burglary or robbery. cut a caper. cut (def 84). a spiny shrub, Capparis spinosa, of Mediterranean regions, having […]
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a large grouse, Tetrao urogallus, of Eurasian forests. Historical Examples British Birds in their Haunts Rev. C. A. Johns The History of the European Fauna R. F. Scharff British Birds in their Haunts Rev. C. A. Johns noun a large European woodland grouse, Tetrao urogallus, having a black plumage and fan-shaped tail in the male
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to leap or skip about in a sprightly manner; prance; frisk; gambol. a playful leap or skip. a prank or trick; harebrained escapade. a frivolous, carefree episode or activity. Slang. a criminal or illegal act, as a burglary or robbery. cut a caper. cut (def 84). Historical Examples A Voyage with Captain Dynamite Charles Edward […]
- Capering
to leap or skip about in a sprightly manner; prance; frisk; gambol. a playful leap or skip. a prank or trick; harebrained escapade. a frivolous, carefree episode or activity. Slang. a criminal or illegal act, as a burglary or robbery. cut a caper. cut (def 84). Historical Examples The Memoirs of Count Carlo Gozzi; Volume […]