cape
/keɪp/
Word Rarity
Uncommon
Frequency: 4.30 in modern English
8
Scrabble Score
4
Letters
1
Syllables
4
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
A piece or point of land, extending beyond the adjacent coast into a sea or lake; a promontory; a headland.
noun
A sleeveless garment or part of a garment, hanging from the neck over the back, arms, and shoulders.
verb
To skin an animal, particularly a deer.
Example Sentences
- "Mind you, clothes were clothes in those days. […] Frills, ruffles, flounces, lace, complicated seams and gores: not only did they sweep the ground and have to be held up in one hand elegantly as you walked along, but they had little capes or coats or feather boas."
- "Rows and rows of booths and pavilions stretch across the floor, draped with glowing holograms and shifting signs beckoning capes to try their wares. Bystander insurance. Hypertech components. Mystical ingredients. Training DVDs ..."
- "“I became a novillero when I was fourteen, but I had already been going to the fields and caping bulls since I was about twelve.""
- "The ship capes southwest by south."
- "A lot of African-Americans believe the answer is Clinton, mostly because "she's not Trump" and because President Barack Obama is shamelessly caping for her."
- "Many times, you see white supremacist groups caping for women to mask their agenda of white nationalism."
Etymology
From Middle English cape, gappe, cap, from Old French cap (“cape, headland”), from Latin caput (“head”). Compare Old Norse kobbi (“islet, small cape”). Doublet of capo, caput, chef, and chief, and distantly with head and Howth. For sense development, compare English ness (“a promontory point, cape”) from a root related to nose, Bulgarian нос (nos) (the same PIE root). Also compare coast (<< Latin costa).
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Word Breakdown
Usage
- Slang
- American usage
- Transitive verb
- Countable
- Uncountable