chapé

See also: chape and chapè

English

Gules chapé argent, arms of Villebazy (Aude, France).

Noun

chapé

1. (heraldry) A division of the field, used in French heraldry, created by drawing two lines from the centre of the upper edge of the shield towards the outer bottom edges (creating a triangle), with the tincture being applied to the two upper portions which the triangle divides.

Anagrams

• Peach, Pecha, cheap, peach

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Norman

Alternative forms

• capé (continental Normandy)
• chape (Sark)

Etymology

From (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Old French chapel, from (deprecated template usage) [etyl]  cappellus, from Classical (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Latin cappa.

Pronunciation

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Noun

chapé m (plural chapieaux)

1. (Jersey, Guernsey) hat

Derived terms

• Chapé (“Helmet of Orion”)
• chapé du pot à thée (“tea-cosy”)
• chapé gorneux (“floppy hat”)
• chap'lée (“hatful”)

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Spanish

Verb

chapé

1. First-person singular (yo) preterite indicative form of chapar.