The top, or uppermost part; the chief.

The uppermost of any assemblage of parts; as, the cap of column, door, etc.; a capital, coping, cornice, lintel, or plate.

That part of a fitting which widens in order to sit on top of a pin top newel. Caps are found in a variety of different Over-the-Post fittings.

Used in an over-the-post balustrade system. The part of the fitting which widens in order to sit on a newel.

The capital or uppermost part of a column or post; its function is to transmit supported loads to the column.

Decorative molded projection, or cornice, covering the lintel of a window.

The uppermost decorative part of a newel post.