Hypertext Webster Gateway: "cape"

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)

Vandyke \Van*dyke"\ (v[a^]n*d[imac]k"), a.
Of or pertaining to the style of Vandyke the painter; used or
represented by Vandyke. ``His Vandyke dress.'' --Macaulay.
[Written also {Vandyck}.]

{Vandyke brown} (Paint.), a pigment of a deep semitransparent
brown color, supposed to be the color used by Vandyke in
his pictures.

{Vandyke collar} or {cape}, a broad collar or cape of linen
and lace with a deep pointed or scalloped edge, worn lying
on the shoulders; -- so called from its appearance in
pictures by Vandyke.

{Vandyke edge}, an edge having ornamental triangular points.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)

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

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)

Cape \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.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)

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

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)

Cape \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}.

From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)

cape
n 1: a strip of land projecting into a body of water [syn: {ness}]
2: a sleeveless garment like a cloak but shorter [syn: {mantle}]


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