Emily Dickinson Lexicon

CAP'I-TAL, n. [L. capitellum.]

1. The uppermost part of a column, pillar, or pilaster, serving as the head or crowing, and placed immediatedly over the shaft, and under the entablature. – Encyc. By the customary omission of the noun, to which the adjective capital refers, it stands for,
2. The chief city or town in a kingdom or state; a metropolis.
3. A large letter or type, in printing.
4. A stock in trade, in manufactures, or in any business requiring the expenditure of money with a view to profit.