[keyp] Pronunciation Key noun, verb, caped, cap·ing. | 1. | a sleeveless garment of various lengths, fastened around the neck and falling loosely from the shoulders, worn separately or attached to a coat or other outer garment. |
| 2. | the capa of a bullfighter. |
| 3. | (of a matador or capeador during a bullfight) to induce and guide the charge of (a bull) by flourishing a capa. |
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[keyp] Pronunciation Key noun, verb, caped, cap·ing, adjective | 1. | a piece of land jutting into the sea or some other large body of water. |
| 2. | the Cape.
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| 3. | capeskin. |
| 4. | Nautical. (of a ship) to have good steering qualities. |
| 5. | (initial capital letter) pertaining to the Cape of Good Hope or to South Africa: a Cape diamond. |
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[sey-buhl] Pronunciation Key | 1. | Cape, a cape on a small island at the SW tip of Nova Scotia, Canada: lighthouse. |
| 2. | a cape at the S tip of Florida. |
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| cape 1
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n.
tr.v. caped, cap·ing, capes To maneuver (the bull) by means of a cape in a bullfight. [Middle English cape, partly variant of cope, cope; see cope2, and partly from Anglo-Norman cape (from Medieval Latin cāpa, variant of Late Latin cappa).] |
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| cape 2
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n. Abbr. C. A point or head of land projecting into a body of water. [Middle English cap, from Old French, from Old Provençal, from Latin caput, head; see kaput- in Indo-European roots.] |
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For names of actual capes, see the specific element of the names, for example, Hatteras, Cape; Good Hope, Cape of. Other geographic names beginning with Cape are entered under Cape, for example, Cape Coral, Florida; Cape York Peninsula. |
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| cape | |
noun | |
| 1. | a strip of land projecting into a body of water |
| 2. | a sleeveless garment like a cloak but shorter |
| cape
(kāp) Pronunciation Key
A point or head of land projecting into a body of water. |
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Cape Canaveral, FL (city, FIPS 10250) Location: 28.39248 N, 80.61462 W
Population (1990): 8014 (6077 housing units)
Area: 6.1 sq km (land), 13.3 sq km (water)
Zip code(s): 32920
Cape Neddick, ME (CDP, FIPS 10320) Location: 43.17002 N, 70.61928 W
Population (1990): 2193 (2920 housing units)
Area: 9.7 sq km (land), 3.0 sq km (water)
Zip code(s): 03902
Cape Vincent, NY (village, FIPS 12353) Location: 44.12626 N, 76.33097 W
Population (1990): 683 (427 housing units)
Area: 1.8 sq km (land), 0.1 sq km (water)
Zip code(s): 13618
Cape Girardeau, MO (city, FIPS 11242) Location: 37.30831 N, 89.55030 W
Population (1990): 34438 (14627 housing units)
Area: 59.6 sq km (land), 0.1 sq km (water)
Zip code(s): 63701
Cape Fear, NC Zip code(s): 28401
Cape Fair, MO Zip code(s): 65624
Cape Elizabeth, ME Zip code(s): 04107
Cape Charles, VA (town, FIPS 12808) Location: 37.27041 N, 76.01460 W
Population (1990): 1398 (689 housing units)
Area: 2.1 sq km (land), 0.4 sq km (water)
Zip code(s): 23310
Cape Coral, FL (city, FIPS 10275) Location: 26.63768 N, 81.99719 W
Population (1990): 74991 (34486 housing units)
Area: 272.2 sq km (land), 32.4 sq km (water)
Cape Carteret, NC (town, FIPS 10260) Location: 34.69432 N, 77.05946 W
Population (1990): 1008 (580 housing units)
Area: 5.5 sq km (land), 0.4 sq km (water)
Cape May, NJ (city, FIPS 10270) Location: 38.94006 N, 74.90548 W
Population (1990): 4668 (4052 housing units)
Area: 6.4 sq km (land), 0.8 sq km (water)
Cape Coral Centr, FL Zip code(s): 33904, 33909, 33914, 33990, 33991
North Cape May, NJ (CDP, FIPS 52650) Location: 38.97629 N, 74.95171 W
Population (1990): 3574 (2120 housing units)
Area: 3.6 sq km (land), 0.2 sq km (water)
Zip code(s): 08204
Cape Saint Clair, MD Zip code(s): 21401
East Cape Girardeau, IL (village, FIPS 21605) Location: 37.29022 N, 89.48295 W
Population (1990): 451 (211 housing units)
Area: 5.1 sq km (land), 0.1 sq km (water)
Cape May Point, NJ (borough, FIPS 10330) Location: 38.93678 N, 74.96564 W
Population (1990): 248 (578 housing units)
Area: 0.8 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
West Cape May, NJ (borough, FIPS 78530) Location: 38.94139 N, 74.93787 W
Population (1990): 1026 (913 housing units)
Area: 3.1 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
Cape May County, NJ (county, FIPS 9) Location: 39.07747 N, 74.85861 W
Population (1990): 95089 (85537 housing units)
Area: 661.0 sq km (land), 945.6 sq km (water)
Cape Girardeau County, MO (county, FIPS 31) Location: 37.38334 N, 89.68439 W
Population (1990): 61633 (25315 housing units)
Area: 1498.7 sq km (land), 19.9 sq km (water)
Cape May Court House, NJ (CDP, FIPS 10300) Location: 39.07990 N, 74.82389 W
Population (1990): 4426 (1859 housing units)
Area: 23.2 sq km (land), 0.3 sq km (water)
Cape St. Claire, MD (CDP, FIPS 12912) Location: 39.04430 N, 76.44592 W
Population (1990): 7878 (2792 housing units)
Area: 5.2 sq km (land), 1.5 sq km (water)
Cape May Court H, NJ Zip code(s): 08210
Cape
Cab"bage\ (k[a^]b"b[asl]j), n. [OE. cabage, fr. F. cabus headed (of cabbages), chou cabus headed cabbage, cabbage head; cf. It. capuccio a little head, cappuccio cowl, hood, cabbage, fr. capo head, L. caput, or fr. It. cappa cape. See Chief, Cape.] (Bot.) 1. An esculent vegetable of many varieties, derived from the wild Brassica oleracea of Europe. The common cabbage has a compact head of leaves. The cauliflower, Brussels sprouts, etc., are sometimes classed as cabbages. 2. The terminal bud of certain palm trees, used, like, cabbage, for food. See Cabbage tree, below. 3. The cabbage palmetto. See below. Cabbage aphis (Zo["o]l.), a green plant-louse (Aphis brassic[ae]) which lives upon the leaves of the cabbage. Cabbage beetle (Zo["o]l.), a small, striped flea-beetle (Phyllotreta vittata) which lives, in the larval state, on the roots, and when adult, on the leaves, of cabbage and other cruciferous plants. Cabbage butterfly (Zo["o]l.), a white butterfly (Pieris rap[ae] of both Europe and America, and the allied P. oleracea, a native American species) which, in the larval state, devours the leaves of the cabbage and the turnip. See Cabbage worm, below. Cabbage fly (Zo["o]l.), a small two-winged fly (Anthomyia brassic[ae]), which feeds, in the larval or maggot state, on the roots of the cabbage, often doing much damage to the crop. Cabbage head, the compact head formed by the leaves of a cabbage; -- contemptuously or humorously, and colloquially, a very stupid and silly person; a numskull. Cabbage palmetto, a species of palm tree (Sabal Palmetto) found along the coast from North Carolina to Florida. Cabbage rose (Bot.), a species of rose (Rosa centifolia) having large and heavy blossoms. Cabbage tree, Cabbage palm, a name given to palms having a terminal bud called a cabbage, as the Sabal Palmetto of the United States, and the Euterpe oleracea and Oreodoxa oleracea of the West Indies. Cabbage worm (Zo["o]l.), the larva of several species of moths and butterflies, which attacks cabbages. The most common is usually the larva of a white butterfly. See Cabbage butterfly, above. The cabbage cutworms, which eat off the stalks of young plants during the night, are the larv[ae] of several species of moths, of the genus Agrotis. See Cutworm. Sea cabbage.(Bot.) (a) Sea kale (b) . The original Plant (Brassica oleracea), from which the cabbage, cauliflower, broccoli, etc., have been derived by cultivation. Thousand-headed cabbage. See Brussels sprouts.
Cape
Cap\, n. [OE. cappe, AS. c[ae]ppe, cap, cape, hood, fr. LL, cappa, capa; perhaps of Iberian origin, as Isidorus of Seville mentions it first: "Capa, quia quasi totum capiat hominem; it. capitis ornamentum." See 3d Cape, and cf. 1st Cope.]1. A covering for the head; esp. (a) One usually with a visor but without a brim, for men and boys; (b) One of lace, muslin, etc., for women, or infants; (c) One used as the mark or ensign of some rank, office, or dignity, as that of a cardinal. 2. The top, or uppermost part; the chief. Thou art the cap of all the fools alive. --Shak. 3. A respectful uncovering of the head. He that will give a cap and make a leg in thanks. --Fuller. 4. (Zo["o]l.) The whole top of the head of a bird from the base of the bill to the nape of the neck. 5. Anything resembling a cap in form, position, or use; as: (a) (Arch.) The uppermost of any assemblage of parts; as, the cap of column, door, etc.; a capital, coping, cornice, lintel, or plate. (b) Something covering the top or end of a thing for protection or ornament. (c) (Naut.) A collar of iron or wood used in joining spars, as the mast and the topmast, the bowsprit and the jib boom; also, a covering of tarred canvas at the end of a rope. (d) A percussion cap. See under Percussion. (e) (Mech.) The removable cover of a journal box. (f) (Geom.) A portion of a spherical or other convex surface. 6. A large size of writing paper; as, flat cap; foolscap; legal cap. Cap of a cannon, a piece of lead laid over the vent to keep the priming dry; -- now called an apron. Cap in hand, obsequiously; submissively. Cap of liberty. See Liberty cap, under Liberty. Cap of maintenance, a cap of state carried before the kings of England at the coronation. It is also carried before the mayors of some cities. Cap money, money collected in a cap for the huntsman at the death of the fox. Cap paper. (a) A kind of writing paper including flat cap, foolscap, and legal cap. (b) A coarse wrapping paper used for making caps to hold commodities. Cap rock (Mining), The layer of rock next overlying ore, generally of barren vein material. Flat cap, cap See Foolscap. Forage cap, the cloth undress head covering of an officer of soldier. Legal cap, a kind of folio writing paper, made for the use of lawyers, in long narrow sheets which have the fold at the top or "narrow edge." To set one's cap, to make a fool of one. (Obs.) --Chaucer. To set one's cap for, to try to win the favor of a man with a view to marriage. [Colloq.]
Cape
Cape\ (k[=a]p), n. [F. cap, fr. It. capo head, cape, fr. L. caput heat, end, point. See Chief.] A piece or point of land, extending beyond the adjacent coast into the sea or a lake; a promontory; a headland. Cape buffalo (Zo["o]l.) a large and powerful buffalo of South Africa (Bubalus Caffer). It is said to be the most dangerous wild beast of Africa. See Buffalo, 2. Cape jasmine, Cape jassamine. See Jasmine. Cape pigeon (Zo["o]l.), a petrel (Daptium Capense) common off the Cape of Good Hope. It is about the size of a pigeon. Cape wine, wine made in South Africa [Eng.] The Cape, the Cape of Good Hope, in the general sense of southern extremity of Africa. Also used of Cape Horn, and, in New England, of Cape Cod.
Cape
Cape\, v. i. (Naut.) To head or point; to keep a course; as, the ship capes southwest by south.
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