Cap
Webster's Dictionary [1]
(1): (v. t.) To deprive of cap.
(2): (n.) A collar of iron or wood used in joining spars, as the mast and the topmast, the bowsprit and the jib boom; also, a covering of tarred canvas at the end of a rope.
(3): (n.) A large size of writing paper; as, flat cap; foolscap; legal cap.
(4): (n.) One of lace, muslin, etc., for women, or infants
(5): (n.) A percussion cap. See under Percussion.
(6): (n.) One usually with a visor but without a brim, for men and boys
(7): (n.) A covering for the head
(8): (v. t.) To cover with a cap, or as with a cap; to provide with a cap or cover; to cover the top or end of; to place a cap upon the proper part of; as, to cap a post; to cap a gun.
(9): (n.) The removable cover of a journal box.
(10): (v. t.) To match; to mate in contest; to furnish a complement to; as, to cap text; to cap proverbs.
(11): (v. i.) To uncover the head respectfully.
(12): (n.) One used as the mark or ensign of some rank, office, or dignity, as that of a cardinal.
(13): (n.) Anything resembling a cap in form, position, or use
(14): (n.) The whole top of the head of a bird from the base of the bill to the nape of the neck.
(15): (n.) A respectful uncovering of the head.
(16): (v. t.) To complete; to crown; to bring to the highest point or consummation; as, to cap the climax of absurdity.
(17): (n.) The top, or uppermost part; the chief.
(18): (v. t.) To salute by removing the cap.
(19): (n.) Something covering the top or end of a thing for protection or ornament.
(20): (n.) The uppermost of any assemblage of parts; as, the cap of column, door, etc.; a capital, coping, cornice, lintel, or plate.
(21): (n.) A portion of a spherical or other convex surface.
Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible [2]
CAP . See Dress, § 5 ( a ).
Holman Bible Dictionary [3]
Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature [4]
(Or BONNET, pileolus), in clerical dress. Cardinal Richelieu is said to be the first who wore the calotte, or cap, in France. The red cap is peculiar to the college of cardinals. The bonnet or cap worn by the Jesuits, Barnabites, Theatines, and by the Italians generally, is three-cornered and square, and worn without the cape. (See Vestments Of The Clergy).
