noun
Meaning 1
The lower metallic cap at the end of a sword's scabbard.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Standard Lemma guide
chape
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/t͡ʃeɪp/
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rhymes with -eɪp
noun
Meaning 2
Alternative form of chappe (“rainguard”) (piece fitted to a sword's crossguard).
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: alt-of, alternative
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noun
Meaning 3
The piece by which an object is attached to something, such as the frog of a scabbard or the metal loop at the back of a buckle by which it is fastened to a strap.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: archaic
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noun
Meaning 4
The tip of a fox's tail.
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History
Etymology
From Middle English chape, from Old French chape (“a churchman's cope, a cover, a chape”), from Latin cappa, itself derived from Latin caput (“the head”). Doublet of cap, cape, and cope.
Across languages
Translations
4 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Bulgarian: обков (obkov) — metal cap of a scabbard
- Finnish: kenkäin — metal cap of a scabbard
- Icelandic: döggskór — metal cap of a scabbard
- Portuguese: ponteira — metal cap of a scabbard