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Cape
see synonyms of capeNoun
WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.
Cape
see synonyms of capenoun
1.
a sleeveless garment like a cloak but usually shorter
2.
a strip of material attached to a coat or other garment so as to fall freely, usually from the shoulders
noun
a headland or promontory
noun
the Cape
1.
the SW region of South Africa, in Western Cape province
2. Cape of Good Hope
Cape Horn
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Cape
see synonyms of cape noun
a piece of land projecting into a body of water; promontory; headland
for Cape Cod, Cape Charles, Cape Hatteras, etc see Cod, Charles3 (sense 2), Hatteras noun
a sleeveless outer garment hanging over the back and shoulders and often fastening at the neck
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Cape
see synonyms of capen.
1. A sleeveless outer garment fastened at the throat and worn hanging over the shoulders.
2. A brightly colored cloth used in maneuvering the bull in a bullfight; a capote or muleta.
tr.v. caped, cap·ing, capes
To maneuver (the bull) by means of a cape in a bullfight.
n. Abbr. C.
A point or head of land projecting into a body of water.
For names of actual capes, see the specific element of the names; for example, Hatteras, Cape; Good Hope, Cape of. Other geographic names beginning with Cape are entered under Cape; for example, Cape Town, South Africa; Cape York Peninsula.
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