cappingn.

/ˈkapɪŋ/

Etymology: < cap v.¹ + -ing suffix¹.

a. The action of cap v.¹ in various senses.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > attention and judgement > esteem > respect > [noun] > manifestation of respect > uncovering the head

cap1565

capping1592

off-cap1606

hatting1645

hat honour1648

bare-headednessa1656

hat worship1659

hat-respect1669

hat homage1838

uncovering1855

the world > textiles and clothing > clothing > providing with clothing > undressing or removing clothing > [noun] > removing specific garments > headgear

capping1592

vailinga1593

off-cap1606

unbonnetingc1844

society > leisure > the arts > literature > poetry > [noun] > art or practice of poetry > capping verses

capping1592

the world > action or operation > prosperity > advancement or progress > outdoing or surpassing > [noun]

exceeding1520

precellinga1532

excelling1573

outdoing1679

surpassing1736

outvying1757

capping1883

1592 Greenes Groats-worth of Witte sig. B2 Schollers..receiued (after long capping and reuerence) a sixpeny reward.

1602 Returne fr. Parnassus (Arb.) i. iv. 17 Letts leaue this capping of rimes.

1717 D. Defoe Mem. Church of Scotl. ii. 169 The Bishop..would have proved that Capping, or pulling off the Hat, and kneeling, were synonimous.

1863 ‘G. Eliot’ Romola I. xvi. 273 To be swamped in the capping of impromptu verses.

1883 Athenæum 3 Nov. 564/1 A capping of the Cervantic with the Rabelaisian spirit.

1885 M. Pattison Mem. 57 In the thought of how I ought to perform my first act of ‘capping’ I omitted the ceremony altogether.

b. spec. The putting of a gun-cap upon a gun, etc. Also attributive.

ΘΚΠ

society > armed hostility > military equipment > operation and use of weapons > action of propelling missile > discharge of firearms > [noun] > loading, etc.

charging1569

priming1578

loading1663

reloading1751

capping1847

breech-loading1866

1847 Infantry Man. (1854) 34 Bring the firelock down to the capping position.

1866 Cornhill Mag. Sept. 345 A capping system..entails a loss of not less than fifty per cent. in rapidity.

1881 W. W. Greener Gun & its Devel. 105 The best capping breech-loader ever invented.

c. The ceremony of conferring a University degree in Scotland. Also New Zealand.

ΘΚΠ

society > education > educational administration > university administration > taking degree or graduation > [noun] > conferring degree

laureation1637

capping1905

1905 Westm. Gaz. 28 Aug. 2/3 Sir Robert Stout..announced at the last capping at Wellington that..if the students persisted in their senseless conduct there would be no more capping ceremonies in public.

1966 Weekly News (N.Z.) 27 Apr. 10/4 Invading students from Massey University did not have permission from the Auckland City Council to sell their capping magazine in Queen St.

d. The practice of taking a definite sum of money for a day's hunting from a non-subscriber to the hunt. (See cap n.¹ 6.)

ΘΚΠ

the world > food and drink > hunting > [noun] > collection of fees or subscriptions

capping1890

1890 Pall Mall Gaz. 26 Feb. 3/1 The proceeds of the capping should go to a damage fund.

1897 Daily News 16 Jan. 7/6 It has just been decided by the Hunt Committee to introduce the ‘capping’ system into the Quorn country next season.

2. Cap-making; the capper's trade.

ΘΚΠ

the world > textiles and clothing > clothing > tailoring or making clothes > making headgear > [noun] > making caps

cappinga1661

a1661 T. Fuller Worthies (1662) Wales 49 Capping anciently set fifteen distinct Callings on work.

3. That with which anything is capped, covered at the top, or overlaid. spec. of honey or cells in a honeycomb.

ΘΚΠ

the world > space > relative position > condition of being external > covering > [noun] > at the top

capping1738

the world > food and drink > food > additive > sweetener > honey > [noun] > honeycomb > honey or cell covering

capping1934

1738 W. Ellis London & Country Brewer III. iii. xi. 45 Under its Capping of fresh Malt.

1792 Philos. Trans. (Royal Soc.) 72 374 The upper plate of lead which served as a capping to the junction of the hip with the ridge of the roof.

1831 H. T. De la Beche Geol. Man. vii. 395 It is here without that great capping of the oolitic group.

1850 J. Leitch tr. K. O. Müller Ancient Art (new ed.) 316 A truncated pillar..with base and capping.

1878 T. H. Huxley Physiography (ed. 2) 25 The capping of sand..of insignificant thickness.

1934 in Webster's New Internat. Dict. Eng. Lang.

1950 N.Z. Jrnl. Agric. Jan. 27/2 When drained free of surplus honey, wax cappings [of cells] should not be thrown away.

Compounds

C1. General attributive.

capping-sheaf n.

ΚΠ

1877 E. Peacock Gloss. Words Manley & Corringham, Lincs. Capping-sheaves, the hood-sheaves of a ‘stook’ of corn.

capping-stone n.

ΚΠ

1877 E. Peacock Gloss. Words Manley & Corringham, Lincs. Capping-stones, the coping stones of a wall or other building.

C2.

capping-leather n. leather from which the upper leather of a shoe is made.

ΘΚΠ

society > occupation and work > materials > derived or manufactured material > leather > [noun] > leather for boots or shoes

sole-leather1408

clout-leathera1500

bend-leather1581

footing1591

upper leather1629

capping-leathera1642

shoe leather1660

crop-sole1824

pannus corium1841

shoe-butt1858

rough stuff1860

zug1899

a1642 H. Best Farming & Memorandum Bks. (1984) 149 Cappinge leather is soe deare.

Categories »

capping-plane n. Joinery a plane for working the upper surface of the balustrade on a staircase.

capping-woollen n. woollen stuff for cap-making.

ΘΚΠ

the world > textiles and clothing > textiles > textile fabric or an article of textile fabric > textile fabric > textile fabric made from specific material > made from wool > [noun] > for clothing

puke1465

russel1488

capping-woollen1555

wadmalc1682

forest-cloth1769

vadmal1851

Petersham cloth1853

Victoria1891

1555 W. Waterman tr. J. Boemus Fardle of Facions ii. ix. 198 Rounde about these sparres thei straine cappyng wollen.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1888; most recently modified version published online March 2021).

单词	capping
释义	cappingn. /ˈkapɪŋ/ Etymology: < cap v.¹ + -ing suffix¹. 1. a. The action of cap v.¹ in various senses. ΘΚΠ the mind > attention and judgement > esteem > respect > [noun] > manifestation of respect > uncovering the head cap1565 capping1592 off-cap1606 hatting1645 hat honour1648 bare-headednessa1656 hat worship1659 hat-respect1669 hat homage1838 uncovering1855 the world > textiles and clothing > clothing > providing with clothing > undressing or removing clothing > [noun] > removing specific garments > headgear capping1592 vailinga1593 off-cap1606 unbonnetingc1844 society > leisure > the arts > literature > poetry > [noun] > art or practice of poetry > capping verses capping1592 the world > action or operation > prosperity > advancement or progress > outdoing or surpassing > [noun] exceeding1520 precellinga1532 excelling1573 outdoing1679 surpassing1736 outvying1757 capping1883 1592 Greenes Groats-worth of Witte sig. B2 Schollers..receiued (after long capping and reuerence) a sixpeny reward. 1602 Returne fr. Parnassus (Arb.) i. iv. 17 Letts leaue this capping of rimes. 1717 D. Defoe Mem. Church of Scotl. ii. 169 The Bishop..would have proved that Capping, or pulling off the Hat, and kneeling, were synonimous. 1863 ‘G. Eliot’ Romola I. xvi. 273 To be swamped in the capping of impromptu verses. 1883 Athenæum 3 Nov. 564/1 A capping of the Cervantic with the Rabelaisian spirit. 1885 M. Pattison Mem. 57 In the thought of how I ought to perform my first act of ‘capping’ I omitted the ceremony altogether. b. spec. The putting of a gun-cap upon a gun, etc. Also attributive. ΘΚΠ society > armed hostility > military equipment > operation and use of weapons > action of propelling missile > discharge of firearms > [noun] > loading, etc. charging1569 priming1578 loading1663 reloading1751 capping1847 breech-loading1866 1847 Infantry Man. (1854) 34 Bring the firelock down to the capping position. 1866 Cornhill Mag. Sept. 345 A capping system..entails a loss of not less than fifty per cent. in rapidity. 1881 W. W. Greener Gun & its Devel. 105 The best capping breech-loader ever invented. c. The ceremony of conferring a University degree in Scotland. Also New Zealand. ΘΚΠ society > education > educational administration > university administration > taking degree or graduation > [noun] > conferring degree laureation1637 capping1905 1905 Westm. Gaz. 28 Aug. 2/3 Sir Robert Stout..announced at the last capping at Wellington that..if the students persisted in their senseless conduct there would be no more capping ceremonies in public. 1966 Weekly News (N.Z.) 27 Apr. 10/4 Invading students from Massey University did not have permission from the Auckland City Council to sell their capping magazine in Queen St. d. The practice of taking a definite sum of money for a day's hunting from a non-subscriber to the hunt. (See cap n.¹ 6.) ΘΚΠ the world > food and drink > hunting > [noun] > collection of fees or subscriptions capping1890 1890 Pall Mall Gaz. 26 Feb. 3/1 The proceeds of the capping should go to a damage fund. 1897 Daily News 16 Jan. 7/6 It has just been decided by the Hunt Committee to introduce the ‘capping’ system into the Quorn country next season. 2. Cap-making; the capper's trade. ΘΚΠ the world > textiles and clothing > clothing > tailoring or making clothes > making headgear > [noun] > making caps cappinga1661 a1661 T. Fuller Worthies (1662) Wales 49 Capping anciently set fifteen distinct Callings on work. 3. That with which anything is capped, covered at the top, or overlaid. spec. of honey or cells in a honeycomb. ΘΚΠ the world > space > relative position > condition of being external > covering > [noun] > at the top capping1738 the world > food and drink > food > additive > sweetener > honey > [noun] > honeycomb > honey or cell covering capping1934 1738 W. Ellis London & Country Brewer III. iii. xi. 45 Under its Capping of fresh Malt. 1792 Philos. Trans. (Royal Soc.) 72 374 The upper plate of lead which served as a capping to the junction of the hip with the ridge of the roof. 1831 H. T. De la Beche Geol. Man. vii. 395 It is here without that great capping of the oolitic group. 1850 J. Leitch tr. K. O. Müller Ancient Art (new ed.) 316 A truncated pillar..with base and capping. 1878 T. H. Huxley Physiography (ed. 2) 25 The capping of sand..of insignificant thickness. 1934 in Webster's New Internat. Dict. Eng. Lang. 1950 N.Z. Jrnl. Agric. Jan. 27/2 When drained free of surplus honey, wax cappings [of cells] should not be thrown away. Compounds C1. General attributive. capping-sheaf n. ΚΠ 1877 E. Peacock Gloss. Words Manley & Corringham, Lincs. Capping-sheaves, the hood-sheaves of a ‘stook’ of corn. capping-stone n. ΚΠ 1877 E. Peacock Gloss. Words Manley & Corringham, Lincs. Capping-stones, the coping stones of a wall or other building. C2. capping-leather n. leather from which the upper leather of a shoe is made. ΘΚΠ society > occupation and work > materials > derived or manufactured material > leather > [noun] > leather for boots or shoes sole-leather1408 clout-leathera1500 bend-leather1581 footing1591 upper leather1629 capping-leathera1642 shoe leather1660 crop-sole1824 pannus corium1841 shoe-butt1858 rough stuff1860 zug1899 a1642 H. Best Farming & Memorandum Bks. (1984) 149 Cappinge leather is soe deare. Categories » capping-plane n. Joinery a plane for working the upper surface of the balustrade on a staircase. capping-woollen n. woollen stuff for cap-making. ΘΚΠ the world > textiles and clothing > textiles > textile fabric or an article of textile fabric > textile fabric > textile fabric made from specific material > made from wool > [noun] > for clothing puke1465 russel1488 capping-woollen1555 wadmalc1682 forest-cloth1769 vadmal1851 Petersham cloth1853 Victoria1891 1555 W. Waterman tr. J. Boemus Fardle of Facions ii. ix. 198 Rounde about these sparres thei straine cappyng wollen. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1888; most recently modified version published online March 2021). cappingadj. /ˈkapɪŋ/ Etymology: < cap v.¹ + -ing suffix². That caps, that makes an obeisance. ΘΚΠ the mind > attention and judgement > esteem > respect > [adjective] > bareheaded or baring the head barec1405 bare-headeda1533 capping1602 unbonneted1608 barehead1622 cap-in-hand1889 1602 N. Breton Mothers Blessing lxii A smoothing tongue, a capping knee. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1888; most recently modified version published online January 2018). < n.1555adj.1602
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cappingn.

Compounds

cappingadj.