a dry fruit or pod which is made up of several parts or carpels, and opens to discharge the seeds, as, the capsule of the poppy, the flax, the lily, etc.-a small saucer of clay for roasting or melting samples of ores, etc.; a scorifier.-a small, shallow, evaporating dish, usually of porcelain.-a small cylindrical or spherical gelatinous envelope in which nauseous or acrid doses are inclosed to be swallowed.-a membranous sac containing fluid, or investing an organ or joint; as, the capsule of the lens of the eye. also, a capsulelike organ.-a metallic seal or cover for closing a bottle.-a small cup or shell, as of metal, for a percussion cap, cartridge, etc.