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- Dictionarycape/keɪp/
noun
- 1. a sleeveless cloak, typically a short one: "he was wearing a flowing cape"
- 2. the pelt from the head and neck of an animal, for preparation as a hunting trophy: North American "the hair on a cape for the taxidermist can spoil in warm weather"
verb
- 1. (in bullfighting) taunt (the bull) by flourishing a cape: "the film shows a man expertly caping a charging bull"
- 2. skin the head and neck of (an animal) to prepare a hunting trophy.
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A cape is a clothing accessory or a sleeveless outer garment which drapes the wearer's back, arms, and chest, and connects at the neck. History. Capes were common in medieval Europe, especially when combined with a hood in the chaperon. They have had periodic returns to fashion – for example, in nineteenth-century Europe.
a point or extension of land jutting out into water as a peninsula or as a projecting point; cape cod cottage… See the full definition
Jul 11, 2024 · cape (plural capes) ( geography) A piece or point of land, extending beyond the adjacent coast into a sea or lake; a promontory; a headland . Synonyms: chersonese, ness, peninsula, point.
CAPE definition: 1. a very large piece of land sticking out into the sea: 2. a type of loose coat without sleeves…. Learn more.
Cape definition: 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.. See examples of CAPE used in a sentence.
Britannica Dictionary definition of CAPE. [count] : a piece of clothing that does not have sleeves and that fits closely at the neck and hangs over the shoulders, arms, and back : a short cloak. a superhero's mask and cape. — compare 1 cape.
a loose coat without sleeves which is fastened at the neck and hangs from the shoulders. (Definition of cape from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press) Examples of cape.
Capes aren't just worn by superheroes. A poncho is a type of cape that you wear in the rain to stay dry. Speaking of water, a cape is also a stretch of land that extends into a body of water — like Cape Cod, which extends into the Atlantic Ocean. Definitions of cape.
n. 1. A sleeveless outer garment fastened at the throat and worn hanging over the shoulders. 2. A brightly colored cloth used in maneuvering the bull in a bullfight; a capote or muleta. tr.v.caped, cap·ing, capes. To maneuver (the bull) by means of a cape in a bullfight. [Middle French cape, from Spanish capa (from Late Latin cappa ).] cape 2.
See synonyms for cape on Thesaurus.com noun 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.
