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căprĕa, ae, f. [capra],

  1. I. a kind of wild she-goat, a roe, cf. Varr. L. L. 5, § 101 Müll.; Hor. C. 3, 15, 12; 4, 4, 13; id. S. 2, 4, 43; Plin. 8, 53, 79, § 214; 11, 37, 45, § 124; Verg. G. 2, 374; id. A. 10, 725; Ov. F. 5, 372; Mart. 13, 99; on account of the hostility between it and the wolf, prov.: jungere capreas inpis, of something impossible, Hor. C. 1, 33, 8.
  2. II. Capreá Palus, v. capra, II. D.

Caprĕae, ārum, f., an island in the Tyrrhene Sea, near Campania, now Capri, Plin. 3, 6, 12, § 82; Verg. A. 7, 735; Ov. M. 15, 709; Sil. 8, 541; celebrated as the dwelling-place of the emperor Tiberius, Tac. A. 4, 67; 6, 1; 6, 2; 6, 10; Suet. Tib. 39; 40; 60; 62; 74; Juv. 10, 72; 10, 93; who was thence, and in derision of his wantonness, called Caprinēus, Suet. Tib. 43.
Hence, Ca-prĕensis, e, adj.: secessus, Suet. Tib. 43.

* căprĕĭda, ae, f., a diuretic plant, Cato, R. R. 122.

căprĕŏla, ae, f. dim. [caprea], δορκάς, the roe, doe, Gloss. Philox.

* căprĕŏlātim, adv. [capreolus], in a winding, twining manner, App. M. 11, p 268.

căprĕŏlus, i, m. [as if from capreus, caprea].

  1. I. A kind of wild goat, chamois, roebuck, Verg. E. 2, 41; Col. 9, 1, 1.
  2. II. Transf., named from the form of their horns,
    1. A. An implement with two prongs for cutting up weeds, a weeding-hoe, Col. 11, 3, 46.
    2. B. In plur.: capreoli, in mechanics, short pieces of timber inclining to each other, which support something, supports, props, stays, Vitr. 4, 2; 5, 1; 10, 15; 10, 20; 10, 21; Caes. B. C. 2, 10; Isid. Orig. 17, 5, 11.
    3. C. Of vines, the small tendrils which support the branches, Col. 1, 31, 4; Paul. ex Fest. p. 57 Müll.; Plin. 17, 23, 35, § 208.