chape

American  

[cheyp] / tʃeɪp /

noun

• chapes
  plural

1. the lowermost terminal mount of a scabbard.

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chape British  

/ tʃeɪp /

noun

1. a metal tip or trimming for a scabbard

2. the metal tongue of a buckle

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Other Word Forms

Derived Forms

• chapeless
  adjective

Inflected Forms

Nouns

• chapes
  plural

Etymology

Origin of chape

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

Example Sentences

See Examples For:

chape chapes

"An' ye'd be gittin' out chape at thot, me hearty," declared Barney Mulloy.

From Frank Merriwell's Chums by Burt L. Standish

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 P. L. Jacob

"But it's chape in England at fifty dollars."

From The Girl at the Halfway House A Story of the Plains by Emerson Hough

“For nothing? well that be the fust time I ever eeard o’ a loryer as chape as thic.”

From The Humourous Story of Farmer Bumpkin's Lawsuit by Richard Harris

I'm letting you the room chape as dirt, Bet Granger, 'cos I've took a fancy to you, honey; and that's as true as my name is Molly O'Flaherty.

From A Girl of the People by L. T. Meade

There are several examples of bronze chapes in the Royal Irish Academy’s collection, and they display a considerable variety of design.

From The Bronze Age in Ireland by George Coffey

For a pair of horses, keep the two short chapes outmost, and the loops on the middle downward.

From Domestic Animals History and description of the horse, mule, cattle, sheep, swine, poultry and farm dogs; with directions for their management, breeding, crossing, rearing, feeding, and preparation for a profitable market; also their diseases and remedies. Together with full directions for the management of the dairy. by Richard L. Allen

Chapter VII, 71 Leaf-shaped swords; Division of types; Absence of moulds for casting; Bronze chapes; Winged chapes; Shields; Circular bronze shields; Shield of wood; Leather Shield.

From The Bronze Age in Ireland by George Coffey