Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

chapeless

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: chape-less
IPA

16

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Without a chape.

Example Sentences

"an old rusty sword ta'en out of the town / armoury, with a broken hilt, and chapeless;"

Etymology

From chape + -less. Piecewise doublet of capless and capeless.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: chape

Questions

What does chapeless mean?: Without a chape.
Where does chapeless come from?: From chape + -less. Piecewise doublet of capless and capeless.

How to pronounce chapeless

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