White"cap` (?), n.
1. Zool. (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.
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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.
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