Cape , v. i. [See Gape.]
To gape. [Obs.] Chaucer.
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.
Cape , v. i. (Naut.) To head or point; to keep a course; as, the ship capes southwest by south.
Cape (kāp),
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 (Zoöl.)
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 jessamine. See Jasmine. -- Cape pigeon (Zoöl.),
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 the
southern extremity of Africa. Also used of Cape Horn,
and, in New
England, of Cape Cod.
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