Definitions for: Cape


[n] a sleeveless garment like a cloak but shorter
[n] a strip of land projecting into a body of water



Webster (1913) Definition: Cape (k[=a]p), n. [F. cap, fr. It. capo head, cape, fr.
L. caput heat, end, point. See Chief.]
A piece or point of land, extending beyond the adjacent coast
into the sea or a lake; a promontory; a headland.

Cape buffalo (Zo["o]l.) a large and powerful buffalo of
South Africa (Bubalus Caffer). It is said to be the most
dangerous wild beast of Africa. See Buffalo, 2.

Cape jasmine, Cape jassamine. See Jasmine.

Cape pigeon (Zo["o]l.), a petrel (Daptium Capense) common
off the Cape of Good Hope. It is about the size of a
pigeon.

Cape wine, wine made in South Africa [Eng.]

The Cape, the Cape of Good Hope, in the general sense of
southern extremity of Africa. Also used of Cape Horn, and,
in New England, of Cape Cod.


Cape, v. i. (Naut.)
To head or point; to keep a course; as, the ship capes
southwest by south.


Cape, n. [OE. Cape, fr. F. cape; cf. LL. cappa. See
Cap, and cf. 1st Cope, Chape.]
A sleeveless garment or part of a garment, hanging from the
neck over the back, arms, and shoulders, but not reaching
below the hips. See Cloak.


Cape, v. i. [See Gape.]
To gape. [Obs.] --Chaucer.



A kind of full sleeveless cape, fitting closely about the
neck.

Robert's wind-blown head and tall form wrapped in an
Inverness cape. --Mrs. Humphry
Ward.

Synonyms: mantle, ness

See Also: Cape Fear, Cape Hatteras, Cape Horn, Cape May, Cape of Good Hope, Cape Sable, chlamys, cloak, dry land, earth, ground, land, Lindeness, mantelet, mantilla, Naze, pelisse, solid ground, spit, terra firma, tippet, tongue

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