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Show CA My mother, who the royal fceptre fivay'd 3. The chieftainfhip of a clan, or govern 3. One charmed or enfnared by beauty o excellence To diminifh the Irifh lords, he did abolith thei pretended and ufurped captainfbips Dawvies on Irel Skill in the military trade Carra'tion My woman's hear Grofsly grew captiwe to his honey words. § hakefp #. /. [from capto Lat. Mad Ca'pTIVE. adj. [captivus, Lat. prifoner in ‘war ; kept in bondage o confinement, by whatever means The pra&tice of catching favour or applaufe; courtfhip; flattery I a conten m hear fhoul b difcovered But fate forbids ; the Stygian floods oppofe without any of thofe drefles, or popular captations which fome men ufe in their fpeeches And with nine circling_ftreams the captive foul Dryden inclofe K. Charles Ca'priow. n. /. [from capio, Lat. to take. The a& of taking any perfon by a judicial procefs CA'PTIOUS. adj. [captieux, Fr. captiofus Lat. 1. Given to cavils ; eager to objec If he fhew a forwardnef Zo Ca'pT1vE But being all defeated fave a few Rather than fly, or be captiv'd, herfelf fhe flew Spenfer Thou leaveft them to hoftile fwor Of heathen and profane, their carcafle check this inclina 2. Infidious ; enfnaring Todogs and fowls a prey, or elfe captiv'd. Milton What further fear of danger can there be Beauty, which captives all things, fets me free Dryden Still lay the ged: the nymph furpris'd She taught him likewife how to avoid fundr captious and tempting queftions, which were like t be afked of him Bacon adv [from captious.] I a eaptious manner ; with an inclinatio Yet miftrefs of herfelf, devis' How fhe the vagrant might inthral to objedt arguing on one fide, and apply diftin€tions en the other Locke #. / Prior And captive him who captives all Ufe your words as eaptioufly as you can, in you Ca'prrousnEess I a condition of fervitude tion, or miflead it by captious or fallacious ways o talking with him Locke Ca'pTi0USLY v. a. [from the noun was ufed formerly with the accent-o the laft fyllable, but now it is on th firf.] To take prifoner; to bring int to be reafoning abou things, take care that nobod Dryden Was captive to the cruel vi€tor made ment of a certain diftrict 4 CrAN CA [from captious. Inclination to find fault; inclination to ebje&; peevifhnefs Carri'vity n f. [captivité, French captivitas, low Latin. 1. Subjection by the fate of war bon dage ; fervitude to enemies This is the ferjeant like a good and hardy foldier, fough Captioufnefs is a fault oppofite to civility; i often produces mifbecoming and provoking ex Who preffions and carriage There in captivity he lets them dwel The fpace of feventy years; then brings the back Rememb'ring mercy Milton The name of Ormond will be more celebrate in his captivity, than in his greateft triumphs Dryden To Ca'PTIVATE captivo, Lat. [captiyer @. a *Gainft my captivity Locke Fr t. To take prifoner; to bring into bondage How ill befeeming is it in thy fe To triumph, like an Amazonian trull Upon their woes whom fortune captivates ! Shak Thou haft by tyranny thefe many year Wafted our country, flain our citizens And fent our fons and hufbands captivate H deferve t be a flave 2. Slavery ; fervitude For men to be tied, and led by authority, as i were with a kind of captiwity of judgment; an though there be reafon to the contrary, not t liften unto it Hooker The apoftle tells us, there is a way of bringin every thought into captivity to the obedience o Chrift Decay of Piety When love 's well tim'd, tis not a fault to love The ftrong, the brave, the virtuous, and the wife Sink in the foft captivity together Addifon Shak is conten tha t have the rational fovereignty of his foul, and th King Charles liberty of his will, fo captivated The ftan firm, keep ou the enemy that would captivate or difturb them to overpowe 2. To charm truth Locke with excel lence ; to fubdue Wifdo enter the laft, an with her appearance her Ca'pTOR. 2 /. [from capio, to take, Lat. He that takes a prifoner, or a prize CA'eTURE. n. /. [capture, Fr. captura fo captivates hi that he gives himfelf up t Addifon, Guardian 3. To enflave : with 7 Lat. They lay a trap for themfelves, and captivat their anderftandings 7 miftake, falfehood, an errour 1. The a& or pra&ice of taking any thing The great fagacity, and many artifices, ufed b birds, in the inveftigation and capture of thei prey Derbam Locke CarTiva'TiON. 2. f. [from captivate. The aé of taking one captive ~-CA'PTIVE Lat. 1. On enemy take n. f [captif in war Fr 2. The thing taken ; a prize Caru'cHED. adj. [from capuce, Fr. hood.] Covered over as with a hood captivus a prifone to a The You have the captives Who were the oppofites of this day's ftrife. Shak ‘Thi is n othe tha tha force refpe captive pays to his conqueror, a flave to his lord Rogers Free from fham Thy captives : 1 enfure the penal claim Pope's Odyffey 2. Tt is ufed with 70 before the captor If thou fay Antony lives, 'tis well Shakefpeare Or friends with Ceefar, or not ¢aptive te him Shakefpesre are differentl cucullate an capuche upon the head and back and, in the cicada, th eyes are more prominent Brown's Vulgar Err CarucHI'N. #. /. A female garment confifting of a cloak and hood, made i imitation of the drefs of capuchin monks whence its name is derived Car, CHaRr, in the names of places, fee to hav relatio to the Britith caer, city i Gibfon's Camden Car. n. /. [car, Welth; karre, Dutch cpae, Saxon; carrus, Latin. 1. fmall carriage of burden, uflall dra\;/n by one horfe or two When a lady comes in a coach to oup thops muft be followed by a car g oaded with Wa money Swifr z. In poetical langnage, any vehicle o dignity or fplendour ; a chariot of war or triumph Henry is dead, and never fhall reviye Upon a wooden coffin we attend And death's difhonourable victor We with our ftately prefence glorify Like captives bound to a triumphant cay, Shakef Wilt thows afpire to guide the heav'nly ¢ay And with thy daring folly burn the world? §, And the gilded car of day His glowing axle doth alla In the fteep Atlantick ftream Milton See where he comes, the darling of the way See millions crowding round the gilded car! priyy 3. The Charles' ftellation wain, or Bear; 3 cop Ev'ry fixt and ev'ry wand'ring ftar The Piciads Hyads and the Northern Car Dtydfl Ca'raBINE. ) 2. /. [ carabine, Fr.] Ca'RBINE {fmall fort of fire arm fhorter than a fufil, and carrying a bal of twenty-four in the pound, hun the light horfe at a belt over th thoulder. It is a kind of mediu b lef be tween the piftol and the mufket, ha.vin its barrel two foot and a half long CaraBINIER. 2. /. [from carabine.] fort of light horfe carrying longer carabines than the reft, and ufed fometime on foot Chambers Ca'rack. n./. [caraca, Spanifh.] A larg fhi o burden ; th fam with thof which are now called galleons In which river, the greateft carack of Portuga may ride afloat ten miles within the forts. Raltigh The bigger whale like fome huge carack lay Which wanteth fea-room with her foes to play Waller Ca'racovk. . /. [caracole, Fr. from caracol, Span. a {mail.] An oblique tread trace . fro ou i {emi-rounds changin one hand to another, without ob ferving a regular ground Whe the horf advanc to charg in battle they ride fometimes in caracoles, to amufe th enemy, and put them in doubt whether they ar about to charge them in the front or in the flank Farrier's Dict 7o Ca'RacoLE. @. ». [from_the noun. To move in caracoles g:'::iz:r. }u [carat, Fr. 1. A weight of four grains, with whic diamonds are weighed 2. A manner of exprefling the finenefs o gold A mark, being an ounce Troy, is divided int twenty-four equal parts called caralts, and_egc caraft into four grains: by this weight is diftinguifhed the different finenefs of their gold; for i to the fineft of gol be put two caraffs of alloy both making, when cold, but an ounce, or twenty four carafis, then this gold is faid to be twenty Cocker two caraéts fine Thou beft of gold, art worft of gol Otbher, lefs fine in carar, is more precious CARAVA'N Shak #. /. [caravanne, Fr. fro the Arabick.] "A troop or body of merc}l:ants or pilgrims the Eaft as they trave 1 T |