About The Word Cape
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Cape
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What's The Definition Of Cape?
[n] a sleeveless garment like a cloak but shorter
[n] a strip of land projecting into a body of water Synonyms | Synonyms for Cape: mantle | ness Related Terms | Find terms related to Cape: academic gown | afghan | beak | bill | blouse | breakwater | burnoose | capote | cardinal | cashmere | cassock | chersonese | chlamys | cloak | coral reef | delta | domino | duster | foreland | frock | head | headland | hook | Inverness cape | kimono | kirtle | manta | manteau | mantelet | mantelletta | mantellone | mantilla | mantle | mantua | mull | naze | neck | ness | opera cloak | pallium | pelisse | peninsula | peplum | plaid | point | poncho | promontory | reef | robe | sagum | sandspit | shawl | shoulderette | slop | smock | soutane | spit | spur | stole | tabard | tippet | toga | toga virilis | tongue | tunic | wrap-around | wrapper | wrap-up See Also | Cape Fear | Cape Hatteras | Cape Horn | Cape May | Cape of Good Hope | Cape Sable | chlamys | cloak | dry land | earth | ground | land | Lindeness | mantelet | mantilla | Naze | pelisse | solid ground | spit | terra firma | tippet | tongue Cape In Webster's Dictionary \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. |
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