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单词 capes
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cape

1 of 2

noun (1)

ˈkāp How to pronounce cape (audio)
often attributive
1
: a point or extension of land jutting out into water as a peninsula or as a projecting point
2
often capitalized : cape cod cottage

cape

2 of 2

noun (2)

1
: a sleeveless outer garment or part of a garment that fits closely at the neck and hangs loosely over the shoulders
2
: the short feathers covering the shoulders of a fowl see duck illustration

Synonyms

Noun (1)

  • arm
  • foreland
  • headland
  • ness
  • peninsula
  • point
  • promontory
  • spit

Noun (2)

  • capote
  • cloak
  • frock
  • manteau
  • mantle
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Word History

Etymology

Noun (1)

Middle English cap, from Anglo-French cape, from Old Occitan cap, from Latin caput head — more at head

Noun (2)

probably from Spanish capa cloak, from Late Latin cappa head covering, cloak

First Known Use

Noun (1)

14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Noun (2)

1758, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Kids Definition

cape 1 of 2

noun

ˈkāp How to pronounce cape (audio)
: a point of land that juts out into the sea or into a lake

cape

2 of 2

noun

: a sleeveless garment worn so as to hang over the shoulders, arms, and back

capes 1 of 2

noun (1)

plural of cape
as in cloaks
a sleeveless garment worn so as to hang over the shoulders, arms, and back the mysterious figure wrapped his cape tightly around his shoulders

Synonyms & Similar Words

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  • cloaks
  • capotes
  • frocks
  • mantles
  • capelets
  • pelisses
  • shawls
  • mantillas
  • cowls
  • tippets
  • wraps
  • ponchos
  • palatines
  • mantas
  • manteaus
  • stoles
  • serapes
  • josephs
  • capuchins
  • burnouses
  • burnooses
  • pelerines
  • dominos
  • mantelets
  • dominoes
  • sarapes
  • roquelaures

capes

2 of 2

noun (2)

plural of cape
as in peninsulas
an area of land that juts out into a body of water residents fled the cape as the hurricane roared up the coast

Synonyms & Similar Words

  • peninsulas
  • arms
  • headlands
  • promontories
  • points
  • nesses
  • spits
  • breakwaters
  • forelands
  • jetties
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