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cape
cape1 / kāp/ • n. a sleeveless cloak, typically a short one. ∎ a part of a longer coat or cloak that falls loosely over the shoulders from the neckband. ∎ the pelt from the head and neck of an animal, for preparation as a hunting trophy. • v. [tr.] skin the head and neck of (an animal) to prepare a hunting trophy. DERIVATIVES: caped adj. cape2 • n. 1. a headland or promontory. ∎ (the Cape) the Cape of Good Hope. ∎ (the Cape) Cape Cod, Massachusetts. ∎ (the Cape) the former Cape Province of South Africa. 2. (Cape) short for Cape Cod (the style of house). |
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"cape." The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English. 2009. Encyclopedia.com. 29 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "cape." The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English. 2009. Encyclopedia.com. (May 29, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O999-cape.html "cape." The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English. 2009. Retrieved May 29, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O999-cape.html |
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cape
cape 1 tippet of a cloak XVI; sleeveless cloak XVIII. — F. — Pr. capa :- late L. cappa; see CAP.
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T. F. HOAD. "cape." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology. 1996. Encyclopedia.com. 29 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. T. F. HOAD. "cape." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology. 1996. Encyclopedia.com. (May 29, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O27-cape.html T. F. HOAD. "cape." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology. 1996. Retrieved May 29, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O27-cape.html |
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cape
cape 2 promontory. XIV. — (O)F. cap — Pr. :- Rom. *capo, f. L. caput head (cf. CHIEF).
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T. F. HOAD. "cape." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology. 1996. Encyclopedia.com. 29 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. T. F. HOAD. "cape." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology. 1996. Encyclopedia.com. (May 29, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O27-cape1.html T. F. HOAD. "cape." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology. 1996. Retrieved May 29, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O27-cape1.html |
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CAPE
CAPE n. see Clifton Assessment Procedures for the Elderly.
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"CAPE." A Dictionary of Nursing. 2008. Encyclopedia.com. 29 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "CAPE." A Dictionary of Nursing. 2008. Encyclopedia.com. (May 29, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O62-CAPE.html "CAPE." A Dictionary of Nursing. 2008. Retrieved May 29, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O62-CAPE.html |
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cape
•agape, ape, cape, chape, crape, crêpe, drape, escape, gape, grape, jape, misshape, nape, rape, scrape, shape, tape
•landscape • seascape • cityscape
•skyscape • townscape • snowscape
•roofscape • moonscape • broomrape
•shipshape • videotape • sellotape
•ticker tape
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"cape." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Encyclopedia.com. 29 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "cape." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Encyclopedia.com. (May 29, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O233-cape.html "cape." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Retrieved May 29, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O233-cape.html |
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CAPE
CAPE Clifton Assessment Procedures for the Elderly
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FRAN ALEXANDER , PETER BLAIR , JOHN DAINTITH , ALICE GRANDISON , VALERIE ILLINGWORTH , ELIZABETH MARTIN , ANNE STIBBS , JUDY PEARSALL , and SARA TULLOCH. "CAPE." The Oxford Dictionary of Abbreviations. 1998. Encyclopedia.com. 29 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. FRAN ALEXANDER , PETER BLAIR , JOHN DAINTITH , ALICE GRANDISON , VALERIE ILLINGWORTH , ELIZABETH MARTIN , ANNE STIBBS , JUDY PEARSALL , and SARA TULLOCH. "CAPE." The Oxford Dictionary of Abbreviations. 1998. Encyclopedia.com. (May 29, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O25-CAPE.html FRAN ALEXANDER , PETER BLAIR , JOHN DAINTITH , ALICE GRANDISON , VALERIE ILLINGWORTH , ELIZABETH MARTIN , ANNE STIBBS , JUDY PEARSALL , and SARA TULLOCH. "CAPE." The Oxford Dictionary of Abbreviations. 1998. Retrieved May 29, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O25-CAPE.html |
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