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Webster's 1828 Dictionary

CAPE, n.
1. A head land; properly the head, point or termination of a neck of land, extending some distance into the sea, beyond the common shore, and hence the name is applied to the neck of land itself, indefinitely, as in Cape-Cod, Cape-Horn, Cape of Good Hope. It differs from a promontory in this, that it may be high or low land; but a promontory is a high bold termination of a neck of land.
2. The neck-piece of a cloke or coat.

WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005)

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

Merriam Webster's

I. noun Usage: often attributive Etymology: Middle English cap, from Anglo-French cape, from Old Occitan cap, from Latin caput head — more at head Date: 14th century 1. a point or extension of land jutting out into water as a peninsula or as a projecting point 2. often capitalized Cape Cod cottage II. noun Etymology: probably from Spanish capa cloak, from Late Latin cappa head covering, cloak Date: 1758 1. a sleeveless outer garment or part of a garment that fits closely at the neck and hangs loosely over the shoulders 2. the short feathers covering the shoulders of a fowl — see duck illustration

NOAA Weather Glossary

Convective Available Potential Energy. A measure of the amount ofenergy available for convection. CAPE is directly related to the maximum potentialvertical speed within an updraft; thus, higher values indicate greater potential forsevere weather. Observed values in thunderstorm environments often may exceed 1,000 joulesper kilogram (j/kg), and in extreme cases may exceed 5,000 j/kg. However, as with otherindices or indicators, there are no threshold values above which severe weather becomesimminent.

Oxford Reference Dictionary

1. n. 1 a sleeveless cloak. 2 a short sleeveless cloak as a fixed or detachable part of a longer cloak or coat. Etymology: F f. Prov. capa f. LL cappa CAP 2. n. 1 a headland or promontory. 2 (the Cape) a the Cape of Good Hope. b the S. African province containing it. Phrases and idioms: Cape Coloured adj. S.Afr. of the Coloured (see COLOURED 2) population of Cape Province. --n. a member of this population. Cape doctor S.Afr. colloq. a strong SE wind. Cape Dutch archaic Afrikaans. Cape gooseberry 1 an edible soft roundish yellow berry enclosed in a lantern-like husk. 2 the plant, Physalis peruviana, bearing these. Etymology: ME f. OF cap f. Prov. cap ult. f. L caput head

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

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.

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

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

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

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.

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

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

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

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.

Collin's Cobuild Dictionary

(capes) 1. A cape is a large piece of land that sticks out into the sea from the coast. In 1978, Naomi James became the first woman to sail solo around the world via Cape Horn. N-COUNT; N-IN-NAMES 2. A cape is a short cloak. ...a woollen cape. N-COUNT

Soule's Dictionary of English Synonyms

n. Headland, promontory.

Foolish Dictionary

A neck in the sea.

Moby Thesaurus

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