Definition of Capone

1. Noun. United States gangster who terrorized Chicago during prohibition until arrested for tax evasion (1899-1947).

Exact synonyms: Al Capone, Alphonse Capone, Scarface
Generic synonyms: Gangster, Mobster

Lexicographical Neighbors of Capone

Capillaria hepatica
Capillaria philippinensis
Capillaria plica
Capim viruses
Capistrano
Capitol
Capitol Building
Capitol Hill
Capitol Reef National Park
Capitoline
Capitonidae
Caplan
Caplan's nodules
Capnocytophaga canimorsus
Capoid
Capone
Caporetto
Capoten
Cappadocia
Cappadocian
Cappadocians
Capparidaceae
Capparis
Capparis arborea
Capparis cynophallophora
Capparis flexuosa
Capparis mitchellii
Capparis spinosa
Capps
Capps' reflex

Literary usage of Capone

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. A nautical and technical dictionary of the English and Italian languages by Raffaele Settembrini (1879)
"Direttore della mensa degli Ufficiali. Carica che ciascuno dei commensali esercita per la durata di un mese. CAT-FALL. Tirante del capone. ..."

2. Financial Investigations: A Financial Approach to Detecting and Resolving Crimesby Don Vogel by Don Vogel (1999)
"Take, for example, the case against Al capone. capone was one of the United ... This investigator was able to build a case against capone when one of ..."

3. Early English Poetry, Ballads, and Popular Literature of the Middle Ages by Percy Society (1844)
"and hadde to fore hym as fatte capone as a man myght fynde. That capone caught I, and ranne my weye ther- with al that I myghte. ..."

4. Bibliotheca Spenceriana; Or, A Descriptive Catalogue of the ... Library of by George John Spencer Spencer, Thomas Frognall Dibdin (1815)
"... And hadde to fore hym as fatte capone as a man myght fynde, that capone caught I & ranne my weye therwith al that I myghte, the preest cryed out & said ..."

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