Capital letter

(Print.), a letter usually distinguished by its form and greater size from those in which the body of a page is printed;—so called because used at the head of a word or sentence. Capital letters are of two kinds, ABCDEF Capitals. ABCDEF Small Capitals. large and small, the latter being of the same height as the shortest letters of the lower case.—Capital stock, the fund of a trading company or corporation. Syn.—Chief; principal; leading; controlling;