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one of the large alphabetic characters used as the first letter in proper names and sometimes for emphasis; (printers once kept type for capitals and small letters in separate cases; capitals were kept in the upper half of the type case and so became known as upper-case letters)

a seat of government

wealth in the form of money or property owned by a person or business and human resources of economic value

assets available for use in the production of further assets

uppercase; "capital A"; "great A"; "many medieval manuscripts are in majuscule script"

of primary important; "our capital concern was to avoid defeat"

punishable by death; "a capital offense"

first-rate; "a capital fellow"; "a capital idea"

a seat of government

wealth in the form of money or property owned by a person or business and human resources of economic value

assets available for use in the production of further assets

uppercase; "capital A"; "great A"; "many medieval manuscripts are in majuscule script"

of primary important; "our capital concern was to avoid defeat"

punishable by death; "a capital offense"

Having reference to, or involving, the forfeiture of the head or life; affecting life; punishable with death; as, capital trials; capital punishment.

First in importance; chief; principal.

Chief, in a political sense, as being the seat of the general government of a state or nation; as, Washington and Paris are capital cities.

Of first rate quality; excellent; as, a capital speech or song.

The head or uppermost member of a column, pilaster, etc. It consists generally of three parts, abacus, bell (or vase), and necking. See these terms, and Column.

The seat of government; the chief city or town in a country; a metropolis.

Money, property, or stock employed in trade, manufactures, etc.; the sum invested or lent, as distinguished from the income or interest. See Capital stock, under Capital, a.

That portion of the produce of industry, which may be directly employed either to support human beings or to assist in production.

Anything which can be used to increase one's power or influence.

An imaginary line dividing a bastion, ravelin, or other work, into two equal parts.

A chapter, or section, of a book.

See Capital letter, under Capital, a.

Having reference to, or involving, the forfeiture of the head or life; affecting life; punishable with death; as, capital trials; capital punishment.

First in importance; chief; principal.

Chief, in a political sense, as being the seat of the general government of a state or nation; as, Washington and Paris are capital cities.

Of first rate quality; excellent; as, a capital speech or song.

The head or uppermost member of a column, pilaster, etc. It consists generally of three parts, abacus, bell (or vase), and necking. See these terms, and Column.

The seat of government; the chief city or town in a country; a metropolis.

That portion of the produce of industry, which may be directly employed either to support human beings or to assist in production.

Anything which can be used to increase one's power or influence.

An imaginary line dividing a bastion, ravelin, or other work, into two equal parts.

A chapter, or section, of a book.

Money, property, or stock employed in trade, manufactures, etc.; the sum invested or lent, as distinguished from the income or interest. See stock, under Capital, a.

See letter, under Capital, a.

Of or pertaining to the head.

The science of utilization, distribution, and consumption of services and materials.

The chief city or town in a kingdom or state; a letter of the larger king such as is used to begin sentences, proper nouns, etc.; the sum invested in any particular business; stock or resources of any kind, moral or physical; that part of wealth which is employed in the production of more money; the top of a column or pillar.

Punishable with death; first in importance; chief; excellent; first rate.

Capitally.

Capitally.

Relating to the head: involving the loss of the head: chief: principal: important.

The head or top part of a column or pillar: the chief or most important thing: the chief city of a country: a large letter: the stock or money for carrying on any business.

To furnish or crown with a capital, as a pillar or column. "The white column capitalled with gilding."-Charlotte Bronte.

Chief; important.

Chief; principal; deserving death; of death.

Top of a column; chief thing; chief city; large letter; money invested in business.

Chief; principal; admirable.

Of or pertaining to the death penalty; punishable with death.

A chief city; the seat of government.

A large letter used at the beginning of a sentence, of a proper name, etc. capital letter.

Wealth employed in or available for production; resources; advantages.

The upper member of a column or pillar.

Pertaining to the head; of surgical operations, important, serious [Lat]

n. The head or uppermost part of a column, pilaster, &c.;—the chief city or town in a country; a metropolis;—a stock employed in trade, manufactures, &c.;—ready money;—the estimated value of a business, property, stock, &c.;—a printing type larger, and differing in form form those used in the body of the page;—the line which bisects the salient angle of a ravelin.

Relating to the head; criminal in the highest degree; that which affects life; chief, principal; applied to letters, large, such as are written at the beginning or heads of books; Capital stock, the principal or original stock of a trading company.

The upper part of a pillar; the chief city of a nation.