cape
noun
[ keɪp ]
• a sleeveless cloak, typically a short one.
• "he was wearing a flowing cape"
Similar:
cloak,
mantle,
shawl,
wrap,
stole,
tippet,
poncho,
serape,
cope,
mozzetta,
amice,
mantlet,
pelisse,
pelerine,
• the pelt from the head and neck of an animal, for preparation as a hunting trophy.
• "the hair on a cape for the taxidermist can spoil in warm weather"
cape
verb
• (in bullfighting) taunt (the bull) by flourishing a cape.
• "the film shows a man expertly caping a charging bull"
• skin the head and neck of (an animal) to prepare a hunting trophy.
Origin:
mid 16th century: from French, from Provençal capa, from late Latin cappa ‘covering for the head’.
cape
noun
• a headland or promontory.
• "we could see the island from the cape"
Similar:
headland,
promontory,
point,
head,
foreland,
neck,
bluff,
cliff,
precipice,
prominence,
projection,
overhang,
horn,
hook,
bill,
ness,
naze,
peninsula,
mull,
chersonese,
Origin:
late Middle English: from Old French cap, from Provençal, based on Latin caput ‘head’.
