capote

¹

[kuh-poht, ka-pawt]

noun

plural

capotes 

1. a long cloak with a hood.

2. a close-fitting, caplike bonnet worn by women and children in the mid-Victorian period.

3. a bullfighter's cape; capa.

4. an adjustable top or hood of a vehicle, as a buggy.

Capote

²

[kuh-poh-tee]

noun

1. Truman, 1924–84, U.S. novelist, short-story writer, and playwright.

Capote

¹

/ kəˈpəʊtɪ /

noun

1. Truman. 1924–84, US writer; his novels include Other Voices, Other Rooms (1948) and In Cold Blood (1964), based on an actual multiple murder

capote

²

/ kapɔt, kəˈpəʊt /

noun

1. a long cloak or soldier's coat, usually with a hood

Word History and Origins

Origin of Capote¹

1790–1800, < French, equivalent to cape (< Spanish capa cape ¹ ) + -ote, feminine of -ot diminutive suffix

Word History and Origins

Origin of Capote¹

C19: from French: cloak, from cape; see _cape ¹

Example Sentences

The shape has almost the same shape as the capote for bullfighting, in beautiful pink silk, with yellow or blue in the back.

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Her attire was a peignoir of grey taffetas, lined with blue, and on her head she wore a simple capote of the same.

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Then came the levies of the colony, in gray capotes and gaudy sashes, and the trained battalions from old France in cuirass and head-piece, veterans of European wars.

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"I am afraid," said he, "that this is a capote," as I played my last card.

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Native reis of the boat has a brown woollen capote over his blue cotton gown, the hood drawn over his turban.

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Related Words

• camouflage 
• mantle 
• mask 
• shawl 
• veneer