chape

[ cheyp ]

noun

1. the lowermost terminal mount of a scabbard.

chape

/ tʃeɪp /

noun

1. a metal tip or trimming for a scabbard
2. the metal tongue of a buckle

Derived Forms

• ˈchapeless, adjective

Other Words From

• chapeless adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of chape¹

1350–1400; Middle English < Middle French: (metal) covering < Late Latin cappa; cap ¹, cape ¹

Word History and Origins

Origin of chape¹

C14: from Old French: hood, metal cover, from Late Latin cappa cap

Example Sentences

It was probably 'the metal chape or tag fixed to the end of a girdle or strap,' viz.

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Ah, thin, just a chape deal coffin, shure—wid a few archangels on the lid.

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They must run a chape little thing to the Dargle, about two miles away, along the roadside, just as Balfour showed them the way.

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I saw a scabbard in Joló, which had a pearl as large as a musket-ball at the end of the chape.

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The chape was the only protection against bad weather at a period when umbrellas and covered carriages were unknown.

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