Cape

Cape  (kp) or Cape of

For names of actual capes, see the specific element of the names, for example, Hatteras, Cape; Good Hope, Cape of. Other geographic names beginning with Cape are entered under Cape, for example, Cape Coral, Florida; Cape York Peninsula.

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cape ¹  (kp)

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.

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[Middle English cape, partly variant of cope, cope; see cope², and partly from Anglo-Norman cape (from Medieval Latin cpa, variant of Late Latin cappa).]

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cape ²  (kp)

n. Abbr. C.

A point or head of land projecting into a body of water.

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[Middle English cap, from Old French, from Old Provençal, from Latin caput, head; see kaput- in Indo-European roots.]

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cape ¹

Noun

a short sleeveless cloak [Late Latin cappa]

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cape ²

Noun

a large piece of land that juts out into the sea [Latin caput head]

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Cape

Noun

the Cape

1. the Cape of Good Hope

2. the SW region of South Africa's Cape Province

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cape  (kp)

A point or head of land projecting into a body of water.

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	cape - a strip of land projecting into a body of water ness dry land, ground, solid ground, terra firma, earth, land - the solid part of the earth's surface; "the plane turned away from the sea and moved back over land"; "the earth shook for several minutes"; "he dropped the logs on the ground" spit, tongue - a narrow strip of land that juts out into the sea
	2.	cape - a sleeveless garment like a cloak but shorter mantle chlamys - a short mantle or cape fastened at the shoulder; worn by men in ancient Greece cloak - a loose outer garment mantelet, mantilla - short cape worn by women pelisse - a sleeveless cape that is lined or trimmed with fur tippet - a woman's fur shoulder cape with hanging ends; often consisting of the whole fur of a fox or marten

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cape

noun headland, point, head, peninsula, ness (archaic) promontory

Translations

cape [keɪp] n → capa;

(GEO) → cabo

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cape [keɪp] n (= garment) → cape f;

(Geo) → cap m

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cape [keɪp] n → Kap nt;

(cloak) → Cape nt, Umhang m

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cape [keɪp] n (garment) → cappa;

(GEO) → capo

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cape¹

n cape [keip]

a long, loose, sleeveless outer garment hanging from the shoulders and fastening at the neck a waterproof cycling cape. mantel رِداءٌ بِدونِ أكْمام пелерина pelerína kappe der Umhang κάπα capa keep شنل viitta cape שִׁכְמִייָה गरदनी, कंधे का वस्त्र pelerina köpeny penutup bahu (herða)slá cappa ケープ 망토 apsiaustas apmetnis mantel tanpa lengan cape kappe peleryna capa pelerină накидка pelerína pelerina kabanica cape เสื้อคลุมไม่มีแขน pelerin, kap 披肩 каптур, капюшон بے آستین کی قبا áo choàng không tay 披肩