cape

keɪp

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Definition of cape - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

clothingsleeveless garment fastening at the neck, hanging from shoulders

She draped a red cape over her shoulders to complete her superhero costume..

cloak

mantle

shawl

geographypiece of land extending into water

The ship sailed around the rocky cape.

headland

promontory

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Images of cape

sleeveless garment fastening at the neck, hanging from shoulders
piece of land extending into water

Expressions with cape

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don the cape

put on a cape

He decided to don the cape for the costume party.

cape gooseberry

small orange fruit inside a papery husk

I love eating cape gooseberry in my salad.

flag cape

cape made from a flag, often worn to show patriotism

He wore a flag cape to the parade.

Origin of cape

Latin, caput (head)

Terms with cape included in their meaning

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cloaked

adj.

clothing

wearing a cloak or cape

Florence

Canadian community

community in Cape Breton, Nova Scotia, Canada

Adelaide

local hamlet

town in Eastern Cape, South Africa

coon

South Africa

member of a dance troupe in Cape Town

Hamburg

South African town

town in Eastern Cape, South Africa, named after the German city

Jamestown

geography

town in Joe Gqabi district, Eastern Cape, South Africa

Santiago

Cape Verde

largest island in Cape Verde, Atlantic Ocean

Balfour

Eastern Cape

town in Eastern Cape, South Africa

Examples of cape in a sentence

A black cape was part of the vampire's costume.
Tourists admired the sunset from the cape.
The lighthouse stands on a windy cape.

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French:cape, cap, ...
German:Umhang, Kap, ...
Italian:cappa, promontorio, ...
Spanish:manto, cabo, ...
Portuguese:capa, cabo, ...
Chinese:斗篷, 海角, ...
Japanese:ケープ, 岬, ...
Arabic:رِداء, رأس, ...
Hebrew:גְּלִימָה, כַּף, ...
Russian:плащ, мыс, ...
Ukrainian:плащ, мис, ...
Hindi:केप, अंतरद्वीप, ...
Bengali:কেপ, অন্তরীপ, ...
Catalan:capa, cap, ...
Czech:plášť, mys, ...
Danish:kappe, kap, ...
Dutch:cape, kaap, ...
Greek:κάπα, ακρωτήριο, ...
Hungarian:köpeny, fok, ...
Khmer:អាវគ្របស្មាគ្មានដៃ, ជ្រោយ, ...
Korean:망토, 곶, ...
Persian:شنل, دماغه, ...
Polish:peleryna, przylądek, ...
Portuguese (BR):capa, cabo, ...
Romanian:pelerină, cap, ...
Swedish:kappa, udde, ...
Thai:เสื้อคลุมไหล่, แหลม, ...
Turkish:pelerin, burun, ...
Vietnamese:áo choàng, mũi đất, ...

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