tope
verb (used without object)
to drink alcoholic liquor habitually and to excess.
topes
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present tense formof tope (3rd person singular).present tense
Used to describe things happening now or regularly.
Example Sentences
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These topes consist of a slightly stilted hemispherical dome surmounting a substructure, circular in plan, which forms a sort of terrace, access to which is obtained by steps.
From Architecture Classic and Early Christian by T. Roger (Thomas Roger) Smith
The ancient edifices of Chi Chen, in Central America, bear a striking resemblance to the topes of India.
It consists of topes, rock-cut temples, and monasteries.
From Ten Great Religions An Essay in Comparative Theology by James Freeman Clarke
A region that has many inaccessible spots, that is overgrown with large trees and topes of cane bushes, as also a mountainous or woody tract, is well-fitted for the operations of infantry.
From The Mahabharata of Krishna-Dwaipayana Vyasa, Volume 3 Books 8, 9, 10, 11 and 12 by Kisari Mohan Ganguli
In the district of Muttra the Law was still more flourishing, monasteries and topes were numerous and ample alms were given to the monks.
From Hinduism and Buddhism, An Historical Sketch, Vol. 2 by Sir Charles Eliot
