‖n.; pl. Beccaficos [ It., fr. beccare to peck + fico fig. ] (Zool.) A small bird. (Silvia hortensis), which is highly prized by the Italians for the delicacy of its flesh in the autumn, when it has fed on figs, grapes, etc. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n. [ F. See Coffee. ] A coffeehouse; a restaurant, especially a small restaurant where drinks and snacks are sold; also, a room in a hotel or restaurant where coffee and liquors are served.
Syn. -- coffeehouse, coffee shop, coffee bar. [ 1913 Webster + WordNet 1.5 ]

n. A type of espresso coffee topped with foamy steamed milk, and usually served in a tall glass or mug; also called latte. [ PJC ]

{ } n. [ Turk. qahveh khāneh coffeehouse. ] A humble inn or house of rest for travelers, where coffee is sold. [ Turkey ] [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Cf. F. cafetière. ] 1. A restaurant or café at which the patrons serve themselves with food kept at a counter, typically paying a cashier at the end of the counter and taking the food to tables to eat. [ U. S. ] [ Webster 1913 Suppl. + WordNet 1.5 ]

2. a room within a building functioning in the same manner as a cafeteria{ 1 }. In certain organizations, as schools, the food may be provided gratis. [ PJC ]

n. [ from cafeteria and auditorium. ] a large room within a building, especially a school, which functions as both a cafeteria and an auditorium. [ PJC ]

n. [ from cafe. ] a cafe. [ British slang ] [ PJC ]

a. [ See Coffee. ] (Chem.) Pertaining to, or obtained from, coffee. [ 1913 Webster ]

Caffeic acid, an acid obtained from coffee tannin, as a yellow crystalline substance, C9H8O4. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Cf. F. caféine. See Coffee. ] (Chem.) A white, bitter, crystallizable substance, found in coffee and tea. It is identical with the alkaloid theine from tea leaves, and with guaranine from guarana. It is responsible for most of the stimulating effect of coffee or tea. [ 1913 Webster + WordNet 1.5 ]

a. [ Caffeic + tannic. ] (Chem.) Pertaining to, or derived from, the tannin of coffee. [ 1913 Webster ]

Caffetannic acid, a variety of tannin obtained from coffee berries, regarded as a glucoside. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n. [ Ar. ] See Cafila. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. See Kaffir. [ 1913 Webster ]

{ ‖‖ } n. [ Ar. ] A caravan of travelers; a military supply train or government caravan; a string of pack horses. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Turk. qaftān: cf. F. cafetan. ] A garment worn throughout the Levant, consisting of a long gown with sleeves reaching below the hands. It is generally fastened by a belt or sash. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. To clothe with a caftan. [ R. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

The turbaned and caftaned damsel. Sir W. Scott. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n. [ F., fr. chasser to chase + café coffee. ] See Chasse, n., above. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]

‖n. [ F., fr. pousser to push + café coffee. ] A drink served after coffee at dinner, usually one of several liqueurs, or cordials, of different specific gravities poured so as to remain separate in layers; hence, such a drink of cordials served at any time. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]

n. [ OF. eschafault, eschafaut, escafaut, escadafaut, F. échafaud; probably originally the same word as E. & F. catafalque, It. catafalco. See Catafalque. ] 1. A temporary structure of timber, boards, etc., for various purposes, as for supporting workmen and materials in building, for exhibiting a spectacle upon, for holding the spectators at a show, etc. [ 1913 Webster ]

Pardon, gentles all,
The flat, unraised spirits that have dared
On this unworthy scaffold to bring forth
So great an object. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. Specifically, a stage or elevated platform for the execution of a criminal; as, to die on the scaffold. [ 1913 Webster ]

That a scaffold of execution should grow a scaffold of coronation. Sir P. Sidney. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. (Metal.) An accumulation of adherent, partly fused material forming a shelf, or dome-shaped obstruction, above the tuyères in a blast furnace. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. To furnish or uphold with a scaffold. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. A scaffold. [ R. ] Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. 1. A scaffold; a supporting framework; as, the scaffolding of the body. Pope. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. Materials for building scaffolds. [ 1913 Webster ]