Definition of capital

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Capital (a.) See Capital letter, under Capital, a..

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Execute :: Execute (v. t.) To infect capital punishment on; to put to death in conformity to a legal sentence; as, to execute a traitor..
Respite :: Respite (n.) Temporary suspension of the execution of a capital offender; reprieve.
Industry :: Industry (n.) Any department or branch of art, occupation, or business; especially, one which employs much labor and capital and is a distinct branch of trade; as, the sugar industry; the iron industry; the cotton industry..
Fusarole :: Fusarole (n.) A molding generally placed under the echinus or quarter round of capitals in the Doric, Ionic, and Corinthian orders of architecture..
Floating :: Floating (a.) Not funded; not fixed, invested, or determined; as, floating capital; a floating debt..
Capitalness :: Capitalness (n.) The quality of being capital; preeminence.
Capitalize :: Capitalize (v. t.) To compute, appraise, or assess the capital value of (a patent right, an annuity, etc.).
Capital :: Capital (n.) 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..
Capital :: Capital (n.) First in importance; chief; principal.
Neckmould :: Neckmould (n.) A small convex molding surrounding a column at the jinction of the shaft and capital.
Vase :: Vase (n.) The body, or naked ground, of the Corinthian and Composite capital; -- called also tambour, and drum..
Dead :: Dead (a.) Unproductive; bringing no gain; unprofitable; as, dead capital; dead stock in trade..
Parisian :: Parisian (n.) A native or inhabitant of Paris, the capital of France..
Tuscan :: Tuscan (a.) Of or pertaining to Tuscany in Italy; -- specifically designating one of the five orders of architecture recognized and described by the Italian writers of the 16th century, or characteristic of the order. The original of this order was not used by the Greeks, but by the Romans under the Empire. See Order, and Illust. of Capital..
Edh :: Edh (n.) The name of the Anglo-Saxon letter /, capital form /. It is sounded as English th in a similar word: //er, other, d//, doth..
Shaft :: Shaft (n.) The body of a column; the cylindrical pillar between the capital and base (see Illust. of Column). Also, the part of a chimney above the roof. Also, the spire of a steeple..
Encarpus :: Encarpus (n.) An ornament on a frieze or capital, consisting of festoons of fruit, flowers, leaves, etc..
Cap :: Cap (n.) The uppermost of any assemblage of parts; as, the cap of column, door, etc.; a capital, coping, cornice, lintel, or plate..
Abacus :: Abacus (n.) The uppermost member or division of the capital of a column, immediately under the architrave. See Column..
Capitalizing :: Capitalizing (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Capitaliz.
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