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What's The Definition Of 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\, v. i. (Naut.) To head or point; to keep a course; as, the ship capes southwest by south.
\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}.
\Cape\, v. i. [See {Gape}.] To gape. [Obs.] --Chaucer.
\ A kind of full sleeveless cape, fitting closely about the neck. Robert's wind-blown head and tall form wrapped in an Inverness cape. --Mrs. Humphry Ward.