Emily Dickinson Lexicon

capsule (-s, -'s), n. [Fr. < L. capsula, small box or case.] (webplay: many-seeded).

1. Container; case; small chest; enclosure for holding; [fig.] cranium; skull; braincase.
2. Pod; shell; pericarp; dried plant ovary; thin-walled container for spores; seedcase which opens when a flower is ripe; [fig.] sky; heaven; firmament; atmosphere; Milky Way.
3. Area; realm; domain; sphere; circumstance.