chape
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chape
- /t͡ʃeɪp/
Rhymes with -eɪp
Where it comes from
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.
noun chapes
- The lower metallic cap at the end of a sword's scabbard. The blade is 33 in. long, of triangular section, etched, gilt and blued at the hilt. The scabbard is covered with black sole-skin, with a gilt locket and chape; the locket inscribed BLAND AND FOSTER, SWORD CUTLERS[…]
- Alternative form of chappe (“rainguard”) (piece fitted to a sword's crossguard). […] the swords nevertheless do not lack the chape, the small leather piece that overlaps the crossguard in a semi-circle over the base of the blade and that is often referred to as a rain guard.
- 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. SABRE-BELT, ( black buff-leather.) — Length 36 to 40 inches, width 1.9 inch; 2 leather chapes sewed on the outside of the belt for attaching 2 brass loops […]
- The tip of a fox's tail.
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noun metal cap of a scabbard
| Português | ponteira |
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Talk about this word "chape." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/chape. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. chape. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/chape "chape." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/chape.Cite this
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title = {chape},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
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urldate = {2026-11-06}
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