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capote

1

[ kuh-poht; French ka-pawt ]

noun

, plural ca·potes [k, uh, -, pohts, k, a, -, pawt].
  1. a long cloak with a hood.
  2. a close-fitting, caplike bonnet worn by women and children in the mid-Victorian period.
  3. a bullfighter's cape; capa.
  4. an adjustable top or hood of a vehicle, as a buggy.


Capote

2

[ kuh-poh-tee ]

noun

  1. Truman, 1924–84, U.S. novelist, short-story writer, and playwright.

capote

1

/ kapɔt; kəˈpəʊt /

noun

  1. a long cloak or soldier's coat, usually with a hood


Capote

2

/ kəˈpəʊtɪ /

noun

  1. CapoteTruman19241984MUSWRITING: writer Truman. 1924–84, US writer; his novels include Other Voices, Other Rooms (1948) and In Cold Blood (1964), based on an actual multiple murder

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Word History and Origins

Origin of capote1

1790–1800, Americanism; < French, equivalent to cape (< Spanish capa cape 1 ) + -ote, feminine of -ot diminutive suffix

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Word History and Origins

Origin of capote1

C19: from French: cloak, from cape; see cape 1

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Example Sentences

Phil Hoffman had to transform himself into Truman Capote while Julia Roberts won for being brassy in Erin Brockovich.

There was Capote, and Good Night and Good Luck—a brilliant picture that year.

Against every wall books are piled from floor to ceiling, including first editions of Truman Capote and Hemingway.

Capote and Moneyball were great, but we thought this could be his breakout film.

CAPOTE (2005) This is the role that propelled Hoffman from ace character actor to leading man.

And they kissed each other, again and again, the one with white hair and the other with the prisoner's 'capote.'

As we were busy about her the rain fell in torrents, and I found my blanket capote of great service.

At her right was her older daughter patching, by firelight, the sleeve of a blue cloth capote.

Walter plodded after the others, head lowered, capote hood pulled down over his cap to his eyes.

They replenished the fire, and stretched out side by side, feet to the blaze, and heads wrapped in their capote hoods.

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