cope¹ /kōp/

1. (esp with with) to contend
2. To deal (with) successfully.

1. To encounter, meet (archaic)
2. To match (Shakespeare)

copesˈ-mate or copeˈmate noun (obsolete)

1. A companion
2. An accomplice
3. A partner
4. An adversary
5. A paramour

cope² /kōp/

1. A semicircular, sleeveless, hooded vestment worn over the alb or surplice by priests at certain Christian ceremonies
2. A covering shaped like a cope

To cover as with a cope

copˈing noun

The covering course of masonry of a wall

copeˈstone or copˈing-stone noun

A stone that tops or forms part of the coping of a wall

cope³ /kōp/

To cut (a piece of moulding) so that it fits over another piece

copˈing-saw noun

A narrow saw blade held under tension in a wide, U-shaped metal frame, used for cutting curves

cope⁴ /kōp/ (dialect)

To barter or exchange

cōpˈer noun

A dealer, esp in horses

cope⁵ /kōp/ (obsolete)

To tie or sew up the mouth of (a ferret)

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