capote
noun
a long cloak with a hood.
capote
1 American
[kuh-poht, ka -pawt]
/ kəˈpoʊt, kaˈpɔt /
noun
capotes
plural
-
a long cloak with a hood.
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a close-fitting, caplike bonnet worn by women and children in the mid-Victorian period.
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a bullfighter's cape; capa.
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an adjustable top or hood of a vehicle, as a buggy.
Capote
2
American
[kuh-poh-tee]
/ kəˈpoʊ ti /
noun
Capote
1
British
/ kəˈpəʊtɪ /
noun
capote
2
British
/ kapɔt, kəˈpəʊt /
noun
Other Word Forms
Noun Inflected Forms
Etymology
Origin of capote
1790–1800, < French, equivalent to cape (< Spanish capa cape 1 ) + -ote, feminine of -ot diminutive suffix
Example Sentences
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The shape has almost the same shape as the capote for bullfighting, in beautiful pink silk, with yellow or blue in the back.
From The New Yorker • Nov. 12, 2015
"I could have presented the capote when the head passed, as others do, but I wanted to do it honestly, because the bull was honest," Celestino explains.
From Time Magazine Archive
Pushing back the hood of his caribou capote to free his ears, he listened, motionless.
From The Whelps of the Wolf by Marsh, George P.
Before I could remove the wide capote which I wore, the waiter ushered me into a large salon where a party of about forty persons were seated at supper.
From Maurice Tiernay Soldier of Fortune by Lever, Charles James
It really was Horace Osborne, but he was almost unrecognizable in his muffling capote, long hair, and a three months' growth of beard.
From Northern Diamonds by Pollock, Frank Lillie
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