Emily Dickinson Lexicon
Definition for BLACK'-CAP
BLACK'-CAP, n. [black and cap.]
- A bird, the Motacilla atricapilla, or mock-nightingale; so called from its black crown. It is common in Europe. – Encyc. Pennant.
- In cookery, an apple roasted till black, to be served up in a dish of boiled custard. – Mason.
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