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Minuscule :: Minuscule (n.) A small Roman letter which is neither capital nor uncial; a manuscript written in such letters.

Capitalized :: Capitalized (imp. & p. p.) of Capitaliz.

Chronogram :: Chronogram (n.) An inscription in which certain numeral letters, made to appear specially conspicuous, on being added together, express a particular date or epoch, as in the motto of a medal struck by Gustavus Adolphus in 1632: ChrIstVs DVX; ergo trIVMphVs.- the capitals of which give, when added as numerals, the sum 1632..

Capital :: Capital (a.) A chapter, or section, of a book..

Thorn :: Thorn (n.) The name of the Anglo-Saxon letter /, capital form /. It was used to represent both of the sounds of English th, as in thin, then. So called because it was the initial letter of thorn, a spine..

Epistyle :: Epistyle (n.) A massive piece of stone or wood laid immediately on the abacus of the capital of a column or pillar; -- now called architrave.

W :: W () the twenty-third letter of the English alphabet, is usually a consonant, but sometimes it is a vowel, forming the second element of certain diphthongs, as in few, how. It takes its written form and its name from the repetition of a V, this being the original form of the Roman capital letter which we call U. Etymologically it is most related to v and u. See V, and U. Some of the uneducated classes in England, especially in London, confuse w and v, substituting the one for the other, as weal

Bank :: Bank (n.) A fund from deposits or contributions, to be used in transacting business; a joint stock or capital..

Chapiter :: Chapiter (n.) A capital [Obs.] See Chapital.

Scrip :: Scrip (n.) A preliminary certificate of a subscription to the capital of a bank, railroad, or other company, or for a share of other joint property, or a loan, stating the amount of the subscription and the date of the payment of the installments; as, insurance scrip, consol scrip, etc. When all the installments are paid, the scrip is exchanged for a bond share certificate..

Ionic :: Ionic (a.) Pertaining to the Ionic order of architecture, one of the three orders invented by the Greeks, and one of the five recognized by the Italian writers of the sixteenth century. Its distinguishing feature is a capital with spiral volutes. See Illust. of Capital..

Hang :: Hang (v. i.) To put to death by suspending by the neck; -- a form of capital punishment; as, to hang a murderer..

Gammadion :: Gammadion (n.) A cross formed of four capital gammas, formerly used as a mysterious ornament on ecclesiastical vestments, etc. See Fylfot..

Capital :: Capital (n.) The seat of government; the chief city or town in a country; a metropolis.

Province :: Province (n.) A country or region dependent on a distant authority; a portion of an empire or state, esp. one remote from the capital..

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

Basket :: Basket (n.) The bell or vase of the Corinthian capital.

Invest :: Invest (v. t.) To lay out (money or capital) in business with the /iew of obtaining an income or profit; as, to invest money in bank stock..

Produce :: Produce (v. t.) To yield or furnish; to gain; as, money at interest produces an income; capital produces profit..

Capitalize :: Capitalize (v. t.) To print in capital letters, or with an initial capital..

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