Cape



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解释

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• n. 披肩, 短斗篷; 海角
• ［英］ n. 披肩, 短斗篷 ( a cloak)
• ［记］ 来自词根cap ( 头) ; cape ( 海角;像头一样伸向海里)

Webster Collegiate

I. noun

• Usage: often attributive
• Etymology: Middle English cap, from Anglo-French cape, from Old Occitan cap, from Latin caput head — more at head
• Date: 14th century
• 1. a point or extension of land jutting out into water as a peninsula or as a projecting point
• 2. often capitalized Cape Cod cottage

II. noun

• Etymology: probably from Spanish capa cloak, from Late Latin cappa head covering, cloak
• Date: 1758
• 1. a sleeveless outer garment or part of a garment that fits closely at the neck and hangs loosely over the shoulders
• 2. the short feathers covering the shoulders of a fowl — see duck illustration

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