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15 dictionary results for: Cape
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cape1       [keyp] Pronunciation Key noun, verb, caped, cap·ing.
–noun
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.
–verb (used with object)
3.(of a matador or capeador during a bullfight) to induce and guide the charge of (a bull) by flourishing a capa.

[Origin: 1350–1400; ME (north); OE -cāp (see cope2), reinforced in 16th century by Sp capa < LL cappa hooded cloak, cope2]

caped, adjective
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cape2       [keyp] Pronunciation Key noun, verb, caped, cap·ing, adjective
–noun
1.a piece of land jutting into the sea or some other large body of water.
2.the Cape.
a.Northeastern U.S. Cape Cod.
b.Cape of Good Hope.
3.capeskin.
–verb (used without object)
4.Nautical. (of a ship) to have good steering qualities.
–adjective
5.(initial capital letter) pertaining to the Cape of Good Hope or to South Africa: a Cape diamond.

[Origin: 1350–1400; ME cap < MF < OPr < VL *capum for L caput head]

1. point, promontory, headland, spit.
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Sa·ble       [sey-buhl] Pronunciation Key
–noun
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       (kāp)  Pronunciation Key 
n.  
  1. A sleeveless outer garment fastened at the throat and worn hanging over the shoulders.
  2. A brightly colored cloth used in maneuvering the bull in a bullfight; a capote or muleta.

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       (kāp)  Pronunciation Key 
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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Cape       (kāp)  Pronunciation Key 
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  (1)
"garment," O.E. capa, from L.L. cappa "cape, hooded cloak" (see cap). The modern word and meaning were a reborrowing (1565) from Fr., from Sp., in reference to a Sp. style.

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cape  (2)
"promontory," 1386, from M.Fr. cap, from L. caput "headland, head" (see head). The Cape of Good Hope in southern Africa has been the Cape since 1667. Cape Cod, in reference to houses reminiscent of New England architecture, is 1916. Sailors called low cloud banks that could be mistaken for landforms on the horizon Cape fly-away (1769).

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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 

The American Heritage Science Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This
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

Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This

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.

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Cape

Cape\, v. i. (Naut.) To head or point; to keep a course; as, the ship capes southwest by south.

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Cape

Cape\, n. [OE. Cape, fr. F. cape; cf. LL. cappa. See Cap, and cf. 1st Cope, Chape.] A sleeveless garment or part of a garment, hanging from the neck over the back, arms, and shoulders, but not reaching below the hips. See Cloak.

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Cape

Cape\, v. i. [See Gape.] To gape. [Obs.] --Chaucer.

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