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blackcap

[ blak-kap ]

noun

  1. any of several birds having the top of the head black, as the chickadee and certain warblers, especially the Old World blackcap, Sylvia atricapilla.
  2. the black raspberry plant or fruit.


blackcap

/ ˈ²ú±ôæ°ìËŒ°ìæ±è /

noun

  1. a brownish-grey Old World warbler, Sylvia atricapilla , the male of which has a black crown
  2. any of various similar birds, such as the black-capped chickadee ( Parus atricapillus )
  3. a popular name for raspberry
  4. (formerly) the cap worn by a judge when passing a death sentence
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged†2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of blackcap1

First recorded in 1650–60; black + cap 1
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Head for Blueberry Hill for U-picks of 15 blueberry varieties, raspberries, blackcaps, blackberries and grapes.

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You knew the blackcap by the piano improbably impersonating a flute.

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We love heading into the hedgerows to pick blackcaps, from which I make jam or pie.

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It’s been some time since I stepped out of my set routines of summer jam recipes: first strawberry balsamic, then blackcap raspberry, apricot, Mirabelle plum, huckleberry.

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In Europe, the cuckoo, blackcap, wren and chiffchaff fly up the list.

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