cape

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[ keyp ]
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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),caped, cap·ing.
  1. (of a matador or capeador during a bullfight) to induce and guide the charge of (a bull) by flourishing a capa.

Origin of cape

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First recorded in 1610–20; from French cap(p)e, from Spanish capa or Italian cappa, from Late Latin cappa “hooded cloak”; see also cope2

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  • caped, adjective

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Other definitions for cape (2 of 2)

cape2
[ keyp ]

noun
  1. a piece of land jutting into the sea or some other large body of water.

  2. the Cape.

verb (used without object),caped, cap·ing.
  1. Nautical. (of a ship) to have good steering qualities.

adjective
  1. Cape, pertaining to the Cape of Good Hope or to South Africa: a Cape diamond.

Origin of cape

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First recorded in 1350–1400; Middle English cap, from Middle French, from Old Provençal cap or Italian capo, from Vulgar Latin capum (unrecorded) for Latin caput “head”

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British Dictionary definitions for cape (1 of 3)

cape1

/ (keɪp) /


noun
  1. a sleeveless garment like a cloak but usually shorter

  2. a strip of material attached to a coat or other garment so as to fall freely, usually from the shoulders

Origin of cape

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C16: from French, from Provençal capa, from Late Latin cappa; see cap

British Dictionary definitions for cape (2 of 3)

cape2

/ (keɪp) /


noun
  1. a headland or promontory

Origin of cape

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C14: from Old French cap, from Old Provençal, from Latin caput head

British Dictionary definitions for Cape (3 of 3)

Cape

/ (keɪp) /


nounthe Cape
  1. the SW region of South Africa, in Western Cape province

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Scientific definitions for cape

cape

[ kāp ]


  1. A point or head of land projecting into a body of water.

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