White"cap` (?), n. 1.
(Zoöl.) (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.
White"cap` (?), n. A member of a
self-appointed vigilance committee attempting by lynch-law methods to
drive away or coerce persons obnoxious to it. Some early ones wore
white hoods or masks. [U. S.] -- White"cap`,
v. -- White"cap`per (#),
n.
White"cap` (?), n. 1.
(Zoöl.) (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.
White"cap` (?), n. A member of a
self-appointed vigilance committee attempting by lynch-law methods to
drive away or coerce persons obnoxious to it. Some early ones wore
white hoods or masks. [U. S.] -- White"cap`,
v. -- White"cap`per (#),
n.
