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The bottom part of a mold or of a flask, in distinction from the cope; the drag.

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capacity

Part of Speech: noun

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            1.                                           The                                                           power                                                         of                                                         receiving                                                         and                                                         holding                                                         ideas,                                                         knowledge,                                                           etc.;                                                         the                                                           comprehensiveness                                                         of                                                         the                                                         mind;                                                         the                                                         receptive                                                         faculty;                                                         capability                                                         of                                                           undestanding                                                         or                                                         feeling.                                    

            2.                                           Ability;                                                           power                                                         pertaining                                                         to,                                                         or                                                         resulting                                                         from,                                                         the                                                           possession                                                         of                                                           strength,                                                         wealth,                                                         or                                                         talent;                                                           possibility                                                         of                                                         being                                                         or                                                         of                                                         doing.                                    

            3.                                           Outward                                                           condition                                                         or                                                           circumstances;                                                         occupation;                                                           profession;                                                         character;                                                           position;                                                         as,                                                         to                                                         work                                                         in                                                         the                                                           capacity                                                         of                                                           a                                                         mason                                                         or                                                           a                                                         carpenter.                                    

            4.                                           Legal                                                         or                                                           noral                                                         qualification,                                                         as                                                         of                                                         age,                                                         residence,                                                         character,                                                           etc.,                                                         necessary                                                         for                                                         certain                                                           purposes,                                                         as                                                         for                                                         holding                                                         office,                                                         for                                                         marrying,                                                         for                                                         making                                                           contracts,                                                         will,                                                           etc.;                                                         legal                                                           power                                                         or                                                         right;                                                           competency.                                    

            5.                                           The                                                           power                                                         of                                                         receiving                                                         or                                                           containing;                                                         extent                                                         of                                                         room                                                         or                                                           space;                                                         passive                                                           power; -                                                         used                                                         in                                                         reference                                                         to                                                         physical                                                           things.

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This false step made me pass this judgment upon the Duke: that, though he was a person of very great parts, yet I questioned his capacity for the mighty things which he has not done, and of which some men thought him very capable. - "The Memoirs of Cardinal de Retz, Complete", Jean Francois Paul de Gondi, Cardinal de Retz.
She is selfish, relying upon the patience and burden- bearing capacity of her father and mother, as well as the school. - "A Girl's Student Days and After", Jeannette Marks Commentator: Mary Emma Woolley.
When at length the prayer had ended and the sermon began, every power of his mind was strained to its utmost capacity, and he listened as if for life. - "The Redemption of David Corson", Charles Frederic Goss.

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