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Webster 1913 Edition
Blackcap
Black′capˊ
(-kăpˊ)
, Noun.
1.
(Zool.)
(a)
A small European song bird (
Sylvia atricapilla
), with a black crown; the mock nightingale. (b)
An American titmouse (
Parus atricapillus
); the chickadee. Also called the black-cap chickadee
. 2.
(Cookery)
An apple roasted till black, to be served in a dish of boiled custard.
3.
The black raspberry.
Definition 2024
blackcap
blackcap
English
Noun
blackcap (plural blackcaps)
- A small Old World warbler, Sylvia atricapilla, which is mainly grey with a black crown.
- Whitebark raspberry (Rubus leucodermis).
- An American tit (Parus atricapillus); the chickadee.
- (archaic, cooking) An apple roasted until black, to be served in a dish of boiled custard.
Translations
Sylvia atricapilla
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