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Ca*prig"e*nous (?), a. [L.
caprigenus; caper goat + gegnere to
produce.] Of the goat kind.

Cap"rine (?), a. [L.
caprinus.] Of or pertaining to a goat; as,
caprine gambols.

Cap"ri*ole (?), n. [F.
capriole, cabriole, It. capriola, fr. L.
caper goat. Cf. Caper, v. i.
Cabriole, Caprice, Cheveril.]
1. (Man.) A leap that a horse makes
with all fours, upwards only, without advancing, but with a kick
or jerk of the hind legs when at the height of the
leap.

2. A leap or caper, as in dancing.
"With lofty turns and caprioles." Sir J.
Davies.

Cap"ri*ole, v. i. To perform a
capriole. Carlyle.

Cap"ri*ped (?), a. [L.
capripers; caper goat + pes pedis, foot.]
Having feet like those of a goat.

Cap"ro*ate (?), n. (Chem.)
A salt of caproic acid.

Ca*pro"ic (?), a. (Chem.)
See under Capric.


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