chape
the lowermost terminal mount of a scabbard.
Origin of chape
1Other words from chape
- chapeless, adjective
Words Nearby chape
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How to use chape in a sentence
It was probably 'the metal chape or tag fixed to the end of a girdle or strap,' viz.
Chaucer's Works, Volume 1 (of 7) -- Romaunt of the Rose; Minor Poems | Geoffrey ChaucerAh, thin, just a chape deal coffin, shure—wid a few archangels on the lid.
Ireland as It Is | Robert John Buckley (AKA R.J.B.)They must run a chape little thing to the Dargle, about two miles away, along the roadside, just as Balfour showed them the way.
Ireland as It Is | Robert John Buckley (AKA R.J.B.)I saw a scabbard in Joló, which had a pearl as large as a musket-ball at the end of the chape.
The Philippine Islands, 1493-1898 - Volume 40 of 55 | Francisco ColinThe chape was the only protection against bad weather at a period when umbrellas and covered carriages were unknown.
British Dictionary definitions for chape
/ (tʃeɪp) /
a metal tip or trimming for a scabbard
the metal tongue of a buckle
Origin of chape
1Derived forms of chape
- chapeless, adjective
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