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Cyriologic :: Cyriologic (a.) Relating to capital letters.

Encarpus :: Encarpus (n.) An ornament on a frieze or capital, consisting of festoons of fruit, flowers, leaves, etc..

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..

Fund :: Fund (n.) A stock or capital; a sum of money appropriated as the foundation of some commercial or other operation undertaken with a view to profit; that reserve by means of which expenses and credit are supported; as, the fund of a bank, commercial house, manufacturing corporation, etc..

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

Capitalization :: Capitalization (n.) The act or process of capitalizing.

Volute :: Volute (n.) A spiral scroll which forms the chief feature of the Ionic capital, and which, on a much smaller scale, is a feature in the Corinthian and Composite capitals. See Illust. of Capital, also Helix, and Stale..

Lima :: Lima (n.) The capital city of Peru, in South America..

A :: A () The first letter of the English and of many other alphabets. The capital A of the alphabets of Middle and Western Europe, as also the small letter (a), besides the forms in Italic, black letter, etc., are all descended from the old Latin A, which was borrowed from the Greek Alpha, of the same form; and this was made from the first letter (/) of the Phoenician alphabet, the equivalent of the Hebrew Aleph, and itself from the Egyptian origin. The Aleph was a consonant letter, with a guttural

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

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

Majusculae :: Majusculae (n. pl.) Capital letters, as found in manuscripts of the sixth century and earlier..

Guicowar :: Guicowar (n.) [Mahratta g/ekw/r, prop., a cowherd.] The title of the sovereign of Guzerat, in Western India; -- generally called the Guicowar of Baroda, which is the capital of the country..

Plant :: Plant (n.) The whole machinery and apparatus employed in carrying on a trade or mechanical business; also, sometimes including real estate, and whatever represents investment of capital in the means of carrying on a business, but not including material worked upon or finished products; as, the plant of a foundry, a mill, or a railroad..

Neckmould :: Neckmould (n.) A small convex molding surrounding a column at the jinction of the shaft and capital.

Unemployed :: Unemployed (a.) Not invested or used; as, unemployed capital..

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

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..

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

Gothic :: Gothic (a.) Of or pertaining to a style of architecture with pointed arches, steep roofs, windows large in proportion to the wall spaces, and, generally, great height in proportion to the other dimensions -- prevalent in Western Europe from about 1200 to 1475 a. d. See Illust. of Abacus, and Capital..

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