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noun, plural ca·pos.
1.
any of various devices for a guitar, lute, banjo, etc., that when clamped or screwed down across the strings at a given fret will raise each string a corresponding number of half tones.
2.
the nut of a guitar, lute, banjo, etc.
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Capo
is always a great word to know.
So is bezoar. Does it mean:
| a screen or mat covered with a dark material for shielding a camera lens from excess light or glare. |
| a calculus or concretion found in the stomach or intestines of certain animals, esp. ruminants, formerly reputed to be an effective remedy for poison. |
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noun, plural ca·pos.
the chief of a branch of the Mafia.
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| capo1 (ˈkeɪpəʊ, ˈkæpəʊ) | |
| —n , pl -pos | |
| Compare barré Also called: capo tasto a device fitted across all the strings of a guitar, banjo, etc, so as to raise the pitch of each string simultaneously | |
| [from Italian capo tasto head stop] | |
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