Percussion+cap
51percussion lock — a gunlock on a firearm that fires by striking a percussion cap. Cf. flintlock. [1820 30] * * * …
52percussion lock — /pəˈkʌʃən lɒk/ (say puh kushuhn lok) noun a gunlock in which a hammer strikes a percussion cap …
53percussion-lock — percussˈion lock noun A gun lock in which a hammer strikes a percussion cap • • • Main Entry: ↑percuss …
54cap-and-ball — /kæp ən ˈbɔl/ (say kap uhn bawl) adjective of, relating to, or designating a firearm which employs a percussion cap to ignite the gunpowder which, on exploding, propels the ball …
55cap-and-ball — adjective : having a lock that utilizes a percussion cap to fire a separately loaded charge …
56PERCUSSION — Si, dans la plupart des musiques des sociétés primitives et des civilisations extra européennes, les instruments à percussion ont toujours tenu une place importante, ils ont, au contraire, été longtemps l’objet d’un relatif dédain dans la musique …
57percussion — [pər kush′ən] n. [L percussio < percussus: see PERCUSS] 1. the hitting or impact of one body against another, as the hammer of a firearm against a cap 2. the shock, vibration, etc. resulting from this 3. the percussion instruments of an… …
58Center of percussion — Percussion Per*cus sion, n. [L. percussio: cf. F. percussion. See {Percuss}.] 1. The act of percussing, or striking one body against another; forcible collision, esp. such as gives a sound or report. Sir I. Newton. [1913 Webster] 2. Hence: The… …
59Flat cap — Cap Cap (k[a^]p), n. [OE. cappe, AS. c[ae]ppe, cap, cape, hood, fr. LL, cappa, capa; perhaps of Iberian origin, as Isidorus of Seville mentions it first: Capa, quia quasi totum capiat hominem; it. capitis ornamentum. See 3d {Cape}, and cf. 1st… …
60Forage cap — Cap Cap (k[a^]p), n. [OE. cappe, AS. c[ae]ppe, cap, cape, hood, fr. LL, cappa, capa; perhaps of Iberian origin, as Isidorus of Seville mentions it first: Capa, quia quasi totum capiat hominem; it. capitis ornamentum. See 3d {Cape}, and cf. 1st… …
