chape
Americannoun
noun
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a metal tip or trimming for a scabbard
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the metal tongue of a buckle
Other Word Forms
Etymology
Origin of chape
1350–1400; Middle English < Middle French: (metal) covering < Late Latin cappa; see cap 1, cape 1
Example Sentences
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I think that av ye offered yersilf chape enough he might give ye a job wid a shovel on the grade.
From The Winning of Barbara Worth by Wright, Harold Bell
We bought wan o' them chape, because he hed a sore back, fram a shearer, an' it's nat hailed up yit.
From Such Is Life by Furphy, Joseph
To cut the matter short, he tould me the skipper had sould me as chape as a speckled orange!
From Seven Frozen Sailors by Fenn, George Manville
The chape was the only protection against bad weather at a period when umbrellas and covered carriages were unknown.
From Manners, Customs, and Dress During the Middle Ages and During the Renaissance Period by Jacob, P. L.
“Begorra, sure we all thry to have our ray-ligion as chape as we can,” replied he coolly.
From Afloat at Last A Sailor Boy's Log of his Life at Sea by Overend, William Heysham
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