"Cape" is a word in LAW AND LEGAL, ENGLISH
In Engllsh practice. A judicial writ touching a plea of . lands or tenements, divlded lnto cape magnum, or the grand cape, whlch lay before "appearance to sum* mon the tenant to answer the default, and also over to the demandant; the cape ad valentiam was a species of grand cape, and cape parvum, or petit cape, after appearance or vlew granted, summoning the tenant to answer the default only. Termes de la Ley; 3 Steph. Comm. 606, note
A piece or point of land, extending beyond the adjacent coast
into the sea or a lake; a promontory; a headland.
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.
To head or point; to keep a course; as, the ship capes
southwest by south.
To gape.
I could not sit seriously down to write a serious Romance under any other motive than to save my life, & if it were indispensable for me to keep it up & never relax into laughing at myself or other people, I am sure I should be hung before I had finished the first chapter. No - I must keep my own style & go on in my own way; and though I may never succeed again in that, I am convinced that I should totally fail in any other.
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Same as Amice, a hood or cape.
Read the complete definitionAmice, a hood or cape. See 2d Amice.
Read the complete definitionA hood, or cape with a hood, made of lined with gray fur, formerly worn by the clergy; -- written …
Read the complete definitionSame as Amice, a hood or cape.
Read the complete definitionA violet dye obtained from several species of lichen (Roccella tinctoria, etc.), which grow on maritime rocks in the Canary …
Read the complete definitionA genus of plants of the natural order Leguminosae. The species are chiefly natives of the Cape of Good Hope.
Read the complete definitionThe situation of a distant object, with regard to a ship's position, as on the bow, on the lee quarter, …
Read the complete definitionA kind of collar or cape worn by ladies.
Read the complete definitionA very large and savage species of the same genus (B. Caffer) found in South Africa; -- called also Cape …
Read the complete definitionbugaguy n stupid, having little or no judgment or common sense. Ang mga bugaguy nagtangà lang. Maung nakaiskápu ang dinakpan, …
Read the complete definitionThe sides or capes at the mouth of a river, channel, harbor, or bay; as, the chops of the English …
Read the complete definitionA loose outer garment, extending from the neck downwards, and commonly without sleeves. It is longer than a cape, and …
Read the complete definitionA close-fitting cap covering the sides of the head, like a small hood without a cape.
Read the complete definitionA superior wine, white and red, from Constantia, in Cape Colony.
Read the complete definitionIn the customs laws of the United States, the term “countries east of the Cape of Good Hope” means countries …
Read the complete definitionA species of large South African antelope (Oreas canna). It is valued both for its hide and flesh, and is …
Read the complete definitionLat. In old practlce. An es-cape from prison or custody. Reg. orig. 312
Read the complete definitionA light cape, usually of lace, worn by women, to cover the neck and throat, and extending to the shoulders.
Read the complete definitionA promontory or cape; a headland; as, the North and South Foreland in Kent, England.
Read the complete definitionArticles of clothing made of fur; as, a set of furs for a lady (a collar, tippet, or cape, muff, …
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