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‖ capucine Obs.|kapysin|
[Fr.; fem. of capucin: see Capuchin.]
1. The French name of the Tropæolum (majus and minus) or Indian Cress, in England commonly known as Nasturtium. capucine capers: the pickled seeds of this plant.
1693–1721 [see caper n.1 3]. 1719London & Wise Compl. Gard. i. 289 Violet Capucins, or Nasturces Camamils.
2. The dark orange colour of these flowers.
1791Hamilton Berthollet's Dyeing II. ii. 352 To make these colours incline to mor-doré and capucine. |