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Webster 1913 Edition


Whitecap

White′capˊ

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Noun.
1.
(Zool.)
(a)
The European redstart; – so called from its white forehead.
(b)
The whitethroat; – so called from its gray head.
(c)
The European tree sparrow.
2.
A wave whose crest breaks into white foam, as when the wind is freshening.