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1.
cōpe
n.
70 quotations in 5 senses
Sense / Definition
(a) A cloak or mantle; (b)
fig.
the cloak (of night, grief, etc.); also outward form, appearance [quot. Lydg.
TG
]; (c)
develes cope, fendi cope
; (d) a cover.
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cappe
n.
61 quotations in 3 senses
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(a) A headdress, a hat; esp., a small head covering worn under the hood; (b) a priest's close-fitting cap, the coif covering the tonsure; also, any kind of head covering for ecclesiastics; (c) a…
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