Cape
Cape (kāp) , noun
[French cap, from Italian capo head, cape, from Latin caput heat, end, point. See Chief.]
A piece or point of land, extending beyond the adjacent coast into the sea or a lake; a promontory; a headland.
Collocations (5)
Cape buffalo (Zoology) , a large and powerful buffalo of South Africa (Bubalus Caffer). It is said to be the most dangerous wild beast of Africa. See Buffalo, 2.
Cape jasmine or Cape jessamine , See Jasmine.
Cape pigeon (Zoology) , a petrel (Daptium Capense) common off the Cape of Good Hope. It is about the size of a pigeon.
Cape wine , wine made in South Africa [English]
The Cape , the Cape of Good Hope, in the general sense of the southern extremity of Africa. Also used of Cape Horn, and, in New England, of Cape Cod.
Cape , intransitive verb
(Nautical) To head or point; to keep a course; as, the ship capes southwest by south.
Cape , noun
[Old English Cape, from French cape; compare Late Latin cappa. See Cap, and compare 1st Cope, Chape.]
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.
Cape , intransitive verb
[See Gape.]
To gape. [Obsolete] — Chaucer