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Caper (?), v. i. [imp. & p. p. Capered p. pr. & vb. n. capering.] [From older capreoll to caper, cf. F.  se cabrer to prance; all ultimately fr. L. caper, capra, goat. See Capriole.] To leap or jump about in a sprightly manner; to cut capers; to skip; to spring; to prance; to dance.

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He capers, he dances, he has eyes of youth. Shak.

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Caper, n. A frolicsome leap or spring; a skip; a jump, as in mirth or dancing; a prank.

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To cut a caper, to frolic; to make a sportive spring; to play a prank.  Shak.

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Caper, n. [D. kaper.] A vessel formerly used by the Dutch, privateer.  Wright.

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Caper, n. [F. câpre, fr. L. capparis, Gr. ; cf. Ar. & Per. al-kabar.]
1. The pungent grayish green flower bud of the European and Oriental caper (Capparis spinosa), much used for pickles.

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2. (Bot.) A plant of the genus Capparis; -- called also caper bush, caper tree.

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☞ The Capparis spinosa is a low prickly shrub of the Mediterranean coasts, with trailing branches and brilliant flowers; -- cultivated in the south of Europe for its buds. The Capparis sodada is an almost leafless spiny shrub of central Africa (Soudan), Arabia, and southern India, with edible berries.

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Bean caper. See Bran caper, in the Vocabulary. -- Caper sauce, a kind of sauce or catchup made of capers.

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