capote
noun
a long cloak with a hood.
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capote
1 American
[kuh-poht, ka -pawt]
/ kəˈpoʊt, kaˈpɔt /
noun
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capotes
plural
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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
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Etymology
Origin of capote
1790–1800, < French, equivalent to cape (< Spanish capa cape 1 ) + -ote, feminine of -ot diminutive suffix
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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
Brent stared, speechless, as his swift glance took in the details of her moccasins, deer-skin leggings, short skirt, white capote and stocking cap.
From Snowdrift A Story of the Land of the Strong Cold by James B. (James Beardsley) Hendryx
Pushing back the hood of his caribou capote to free his ears, he listened, motionless.
From The Whelps of the Wolf by George P. Marsh
"I am afraid," said he, "that this is a capote," as I played my last card.
From The Watchers A Novel by A. E. W. (Alfred Edward Woodley) Mason
Jean Alexander Capote lost his mother-in-law in the disaster and cried with frustration as he searched for his stepdaughter among the ruins.
From Barron's ● Jun. 27, 2026
With Manhattan views and beer served from the antique metal water valves, it’s a good place to contemplate why Truman Capote famously called New York “a diamond iceberg floating in river water.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 12, 2026
“The Crown” beat him to it, so we got “Capote vs. The Swans” along with its greatest accomplishment: Bowen Yang’s Truman Capote impersonation on “Saturday Night Live.”
From Salon ● Feb. 12, 2026
Author Truman Capote hosted a legendary Black and White Ball in New York in 1966 -- and the look is still a red carpet winner.
From Barron's ● Feb. 2, 2026
Capote of plum-colored satin; sometimes plain, sometimes with a bunch of hearts-ease, intermixed with ribbon, placed low on the left side, the same flowers, but somewhat smaller, ornamenting the interior.
From The International Monthly, Volume 3, No. 2, May, 1851 by Various
But they were merely Greek pedlers or travelling merchants, and, without any more noise, kindled the fire anew, drew their capotes around them, stretched themselves upon the floor, and were soon asleep.
From Incidents of Travel in Greece, Turkey, Russia, and Poland, Vol. I (of 2) by John Lloyd Stephens
We have seen capotes of taffeta, and ribbon applied like flounces as ornaments to the crown; these ribbons are cut into teeth or plain, but with a narrow border of much brighter shade.
From The International Monthly, Volume 3, No. 3, June, 1851 by Various
They were dressed in the costume of the country: most of them wore light-blue cloth capotes, girded tightly round them by scarlet or crimson worsted belts.
From The Young Fur Traders by R. M. (Robert Michael) Ballantyne
Beautiful white blanket overcoats, with warm capotes or hoods, had already been made for each of the boys.
From Winter Adventures of Three Boys by J. E. Laughlin
It forced its way into their eyes and noses and pockets, and tried to get under their caps and capotes.
From Winter Adventures of Three Boys by J. E. Laughlin
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