Ca·po·te (k -p  t ), Truman 1924-1984. American writer whose works include novels, stories, plays, and reportage. He introduced the genre of the nonfiction novel with In Cold Blood (1966). |
| ca·pote (k-pt) n. 1. A long, usually hooded cloak or coat. 2. also (kä-p t ) A large, usually purple and yellow cape used in maneuvering the bull especially during the initial stage of a bullfight.[French, from Old French capote, capette, diminutive of cape, cloak, from Medieval Latin c  pa; see cape1.] |
capote [kəˈpəʊt (French) kapɔt]
n
(Clothing & Fashion) a long cloak or soldier's coat, usually with a hood
[from French: cloak, from cape; see cape1]
Capote [kəˈpəʊtɪ]
n
(Biographies / Capote, Truman (1924-1984) M, US, WRITING: writer) Truman. 1924-84, US writer; his novels include Other Voices, Other Rooms (1948) and In Cold Blood (1964), based on an actual multiple murder
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| Noun | 1. | capote - a long overcoat with a hood that can be pulled over the head |
| 2. |  capote - a long cloak with a hood that can be pulled over the headcloak - a loose outer garment |
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