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a dry fruit or pod which is made up of several parts or
carpels, and opens to discharge the seeds, as, the capsule of the
poppy, the flax, the lily, etc. |
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A small saucer of clay for roasting or melting samples of
ores, etc.; a scorifier. |
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a small, shallow, evaporating dish, usually of porcelain. |
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A small cylindrical or spherical gelatinous envelope in
which nauseous or acrid doses are inclosed to be swallowed. |
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A membranous sac containing fluid, or investing an organ
or joint; as, the capsule of the lens of the eye. Also, a capsulelike
organ. |
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A metallic seal or cover for closing a bottle. |
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A small cup or shell, as of metal, for a percussion cap,
cartridge, etc. |