Cape vs. Capelet

Capenoun

(geography) A piece or point of land, extending beyond the adjacent coast into a sea or lake; a promontory; a headland.

Capeletnoun

A small cape worn over the shoulders by women.

Capenoun

A sleeveless garment or part of a garment, hanging from the neck over the back, arms, and shoulders.

Capeverb

To incite or attract (a bull) to charge a certain direction, by waving a cape.

Capeverb

(nautical) To head or point; to keep a course.

‘The ship capes southwest by south.’;

Capeverb

To skin an animal, particularly a deer.

Capeverb

(uncommon) To wear a cape.

Capeverb

(obsolete) To look for, search after.

Capeverb

To gaze or stare.

‘The captain just caped mindlessly into the distance as his ship was hit by volley after volley.’;

Capenoun

A piece or point of land, extending beyond the adjacent coast into the sea or a lake; a promontory; a headland.

Capenoun

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.

Capeverb

To head or point; to keep a course; as, the ship capes southwest by south.

Capeverb

To gape.

Capenoun

a strip of land projecting into a body of water

Capenoun

a sleeveless garment like a cloak but shorter

Capenoun

a sleeveless cloak, typically a short one

‘he was wearing a flowing cape’;

Capenoun

a part of a longer coat or cloak that falls loosely over the shoulders from the neckband

‘the robe was decorated with gold lace on the fronts, cape, and hem’;

Capenoun

the pelt from the head and neck of an animal, for preparation as a hunting trophy

‘the hair on a cape for the taxidermist can spoil in warm weather’;

Capenoun

a headland or promontory

‘we could see the island from the cape’;

Capenoun

the Cape of Good Hope.

Capenoun

Cape Cod, Massachusetts.

Capenoun

the former Cape Province of South Africa.

Capeverb

(in bullfighting) taunt (the bull) by flourishing a cape

‘the film shows a man expertly caping a charging bull’;

Capeverb

skin the head and neck of (an animal) to prepare a hunting trophy.

Cape

A cape is a sleeveless outer garment which drapes the wearer's back, arms, and chest, and connects at the neck.