noun
cape
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noun
1
A sleeveless outer garment that hangs from the shoulders and covers the back and arms.
"Superman's red cape billowed behind him as he flew."
"She threw a wool cape over her dress for the walk home."
2
A piece of land jutting out into the sea; a headland.
"Ships have to round the cape carefully in rough weather."
How to Use Cape
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishA sleeveless cloak-like garment, or a point of land sticking out into the sea.
Common pairings
round the cape
wear a cape
a superhero's cape
Word Forms
caped past tense, capes plural, capes plural, Capes plural, capes singular
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Etymology
From Old French cap ("cape, headland"), from Latin caput ("head") — the geographic sense (a "head" of land) and the clothing sense both share this root.