blackcap

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Synonyms: black cap, blacktop, blackdamp, black cab, blackhat, blacktag, black cat, blackcoat, blackcaps, blackman, blacktip

Antonyms: black cap, blacktop, blackdamp, black cab, blackhat, blacktag, black cat, blackcoat, blackcaps, blackman, blacktip

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Noun

1. A small [[Old World]] [[warbler]], [[Eurasian blackcap]] ({{taxfmt|Sylvia atricapilla|species}}), which is mainly grey with a black crown. {{defdate|from 17th c.}}
2. {{lb|en|obsolete|UK|US|dialectal}} Any of various species of [[titmouse]] (of the family Paridae), including the [[black-capped chickadee]] ({{taxlink|Poecile atricapillus|species}}, syn. {{taxlink|Parus atricapillus|species}}). {{defdate|17th–19th c.}}
3. {{lb|en|cookery}} An [[apple]] [[roast]]ed until black, to be served in a dish of boiled [[custard]]. {{defdate|from 18th c.}}
4. {{senseid|en|Q1386973}} {{lb|en|North America}} The [[blackcap raspberry#English:_Q1386973|blackcap raspberry]] ({{taxlink|Rubus leucodermis|species}}). {{defdate|from 19th c.}}

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