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 [keɪp]

n

the

1. (Placename) the SW region of South Africa, in Western Cape province

2. (Placename) See Cape of Good Hope

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cape¹

n

1. (Clothing & Fashion) a sleeveless garment like a cloak but usually shorter

2. (Clothing & Fashion) a strip of material attached to a coat or other garment so as to fall freely, usually from the shoulders

[from French, from Provençal capa, from Late Latin cappa; see cap]

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cape²

n

(Earth Sciences / Physical Geography) a headland or promontory

[from Old French cap, from Old Provençal, from Latin caput head]

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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 voyages of exploration round the Cape

Translations

cape¹ [keɪp]

A. N (Geog) → cabo m
the Cape (= Cape Province) → la provincia del Cabo; (= Cape of Good Hope) → el Cabo de Buena Esperanza

B. CPD Cape Canaveral N → Cabo m Cañaveral
Cape Cod N → Cape Cod
Cape Coloureds NPL personas de padres racialmente mixtos (que habitan en la provincia del Cabo)
cape honeysuckle N → madreselva f siempreviva, bignonia f del Cabo
Cape Horn N → Cabo m de Hornos
Cape of Good Hope N → Cabo m de Buena Esperanza
Cape Province N → Provincia f del Cabo
Cape Town N → El Cabo, Ciudad f del Cabo
Cape Verde Islands NPL → Islas fpl de Cabo Verde

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cape² [keɪp] N (= garment) → capa f; (short) → capotillo m, esclavina f; [of policeman, cyclist] → chubasquero m (Bullfighting) → capote m

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cape [ˈkeɪp] n

(= garment) → cape f

(= headland) → cap m
Cape Canaveral [ˈkeɪp kəˈnævərəl] n → Cap Canaveral
Cape gooseberry [ˈkeɪp] n → groseille f du Cap

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Cape:

Cape Canaveral

n → Kap Canaveral nt

Cape Cod

n → Cape Cod nt

Cape Coloured

n → Farbige(r) mf, → Gemischtrassige(r) mf

cape gooseberry

n → Kapstachelbeere f, → Physalis f

Cape Horn

n → Kap nt → Hoorn

Cape of Good Hope

n → Kap nt → der guten Hoffnung

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Cape:

Cape Town

n → Kapstadt nt

Cape Verde Islands

pl → Kapverdische Inseln pl, → Kapverden pl

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cape¹

n → Cape nt, → Umhang m, → Pelerine f (old)

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cape²

n (Geog) → Kap nt

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cape¹ [keɪp] n (Geog) → capo

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cape¹ [keɪp] n (Geog) → capo

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cape² [keɪp] n (garment) → cappa, mantello; (of policeman, cyclist) → mantella

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cape² [keɪp] n (garment) → cappa, mantello; (of policeman, cyclist) → mantella

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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

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cape²

n cape [keip]

a headland sticking out into the sea The fishing-boat rounded the cape; Cape Breton. kaap رأس أرضي داخِلِ البحر геогр. нос mys næs; forbjerg; kap das Kap ακρωτήριο cabo neem دماغه niemi cap כֵּף अंतरीप rt fok tanjung höfði capo 岬 곳, 갑 iškyšulys zemesrags tanjung kaap nes, kapp przylądek cabo cap мыс mys rt greben udde, kap ส่วนของผืนดินที่ยื่นเข้าไปในน้ำ burun 海角 мис راس ، گردنہ mũi đất 海角