Capture-the-flag
noun
a game in which two teams each hide a flag and then try to find the other team’s flag without being captured and imprisoned
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a town in NW Campania, in S Italy, N of Naples. Historical Examples It was with difficulty that Garibaldi, placing himself again at the head of his forces, drove the enemy back to Capua. History of Modern Europe 1972-1878 C. A. Fyffe There is even some ground for believing that in New York he had […]
- Capuana
noun Luigi. 1839–1915, Italian realist novelist, dramatist, and critic. His works include the novel Giacinta (1879) and the play Malia (1895) Historical Examples The second school of this kind organized was that of San Onofrio a capuana, in 1576. A Popular History of the Art of Music W. S. B. Mathews
- Capuche
a hood or cowl, especially the long, pointed cowl of the Capuchins. Historical Examples From their hood (capuche) they received the popular name of Capuchins. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 3 Various noun a large hood or cowl, esp that worn by Capuchin friars
- Capuchin
a Central and South American monkey, Cebus capucinus, having a prehensile tail and hair on the head resembling a cowl. any monkey of the genus Cebus. a hooded cloak for women. (initial capital letter). Also called Friar Minor Capuchin. Roman Catholic Church. a friar belonging to the branch of the Franciscan order that observes vows […]
- Capulet
(in Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet) the family name of Juliet. Compare Montague (def 1). Historical Examples Then she is well and nothing can be ill; Her body sleeps in Capulet’s monument. The Story of My Life Ellen Terry So to the Capulet’s grand party he came, with his friends Mercutio and Benvolio. Beautiful Stories from […]