capes

Meaning of capes

plural noun
  1. a sleeveless cloak, typically a short one.
    he was wearing a flowing cape
  2. the pelt from the head and neck of an animal, for preparation as a hunting trophy.
    the hair on a cape for the taxidermist can spoil in warm weather
verb, 3rd person present
  1. (in bullfighting) taunt (the bull) by flourishing a cape.
    the film shows a man expertly caping a charging bull
  2. skin the head and neck of (an animal) to prepare a hunting trophy.

mid 16th century: from French, from Provençal capa, from late Latin cappa ‘covering for the head’.

plural noun
  1. a headland or promontory.
    we could see the island from the cape

late Middle English: from Old French cap, from Provençal, based on Latin caput ‘head’.

Information about capes

Hyphenation of capes

capes

  • It consists of 1 syllables and 5 chars.
  • capes is a word monosyllabic because it has one syllable

capes synonyms

Meaning a sleeveless outdoor overgarment that hangs loosely from the shoulders:

cloak

Meaning a loose sleeveless cloak or shawl, worn especially by women:

mantle

Meaning a piece of fabric worn by women over the shoulders or head or wrapped round a baby:

shawl

Meaning a loose outer garment or piece of material:

wrap

Meaning a woman's long scarf or shawl, especially of fur or similar material, worn loosely over the shoulders:

stole

Meaning a woman's long fur scarf or shawl worn around the neck and shoulders:

tippet

Meaning a garment of a type originally worn in South America, made of a thick piece of woollen cloth with a slit in the middle for the head:

poncho

Meaning a shawl or blanket worn as a cloak by people from Latin America:

serape

Meaning (of a person) deal effectively with something difficult:

cope

Meaning a short cape with a hood, worn by the Pope, cardinals, and some other ecclesiastics:

mozzetta

Meaning a white linen cloth worn on the neck and shoulders, under the alb, by a priest celebrating the Eucharist:

amice

Meaning a woman's short, loose sleeveless cloak or shawl:

mantlet

Meaning a woman's ankle-length cloak with armholes or sleeves:

pelisse

Meaning a woman's cape of lace or silk with pointed ends at the centre front, popular in the 19th century:

pelerine

Meaning a narrow piece of land that projects from a coastline into the sea:

headland

Meaning a point of high land that juts out into the sea or a large lake; a headland:

promontory

Meaning a narrow piece of land jutting out into the sea:

point

Meaning the upper part of the human body, or the front or upper part of the body of an animal, typically separated from the rest of the body by a neck, and containing the brain, mouth, and sense organs:

head

Meaning an area of land bordering on another or lying in front of a particular feature:

foreland

Meaning the part of a person's or animal's body connecting the head to the rest of the body:

neck

Meaning an attempt to deceive someone into believing that one can or is going to do something:

bluff

Meaning a steep rock face, especially at the edge of the sea:

cliff

Meaning a very steep rock face or cliff, especially a tall one:

precipice

Meaning the state of being important, famous, or noticeable:

prominence

Meaning an estimate or forecast of a future situation based on a study of present trends:

projection

Meaning a part of something that extends or hangs over something else:

overhang

Meaning a hard permanent outgrowth, often curved and pointed, found in pairs on the heads of cattle, sheep, goats, giraffes, etc. and consisting of a core of bone encased in keratinized skin:

horn

Meaning a piece of metal or other hard material curved or bent back at an angle, for catching hold of or hanging things on:

hook

Meaning a printed or written statement of the money owed for goods or services:

bill

Meaning a headland or promontory:

ness

Meaning a piece of land almost surrounded by water or projecting out into a body of water:

peninsula

Meaning think about (a fact, proposal, or request) deeply and at length:

mull

Anagrams of capes

paces, scape, space

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