cape : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: cape	by the DICT Development Group
6 results for cape
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
cape n a strip of land projecting into a body of water [syn: cape, ness] a sleeveless garment like a cloak but shorter Synonym(s): cape, mantle
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Vandyke \Vandyke"\ (v[acr]nd[imac]k"), a. Of or pertaining to the style of Vandyke the painter; used or represented by Vandyke. [bd]His Vandyke dress.[b8] --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. (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 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[amac]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[94]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[94]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.