cape

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Pronunciation 1.2 Etymology 1 1.2.1 Noun 1.2.1.1 Translations 1.3 Etymology 2 1.3.1 Noun 1.3.1.1 Translations 1.3.1.2 See also 1.3.2 Verb 1.4 Anagrams 2 Indonesian 2.1 Adjective 3 Italian 3.1 Noun 3.2 Anagrams 4 Norwegian 4.1 Etymology 4.2 Noun 4.3 References

[edit] English

Wikipedia

[edit] Pronunciation

• kāp, /keɪp/, /keIp
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  Rhymes: -eɪp

[edit] Etymology 1

Middle French cap, from Latin caput (“‘head’”).

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cape (plural capes)

1. (geography) A piece or point of land, extending beyond the adjacent coast into a sea or lake; a promontory; a headland.

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[edit] Etymology 2

Old English capa, from Late Latin cappa (“‘cape’”).

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cape (plural capes)

1. A sleeveless garment or part of a garment, hanging from the neck over the back, arms, and shoulders, but not reaching below the hips.

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• cloak

[edit] Verb

to cape (third-person singular simple present capes, present participle caping, simple past and past participle caped)

1. (nautical) To head or point; to keep a course.

   The ship capes southwest by south.

2. To gape.

[edit] Anagrams

• Anagrams of acep
• APEC
• EPCA
• pace, PACE

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cape

1. tired

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cape f.

1. Plural form of capa.

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• Anagrams of acep
• pace

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[edit] Etymology

From English cape < French < Mediaeval Latin . Cognate with kappe (“‘cloak’”), kåpe (“‘cloak’”)

[edit] Noun

cape m. (definite singular capen; indefinite plural caper; definite plural capene)

1. cape (sleeveless garment used by women)

[edit] References

• “cape” in The Bokmål Dictionary / The Nynorsk Dictionary – Dokumentasjonsprosjektet.
• “cape” in The Ordnett Dictionary