Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference - cape
Cape
cape
1. n. 1 a sleeveless cloak. 2 a short sleeveless cloak as a fixed or detachable part of a longer cloak or coat. Etymology: F f. Prov. capa f. LL cappa CAP 2. n. 1 a headland or promontory. 2 (the Cape) a the Cape of Good Hope. b the S. African province containing it. Phrases and idioms Cape Coloured adj. S.Afr. of the Coloured (see COLOURED 2) population of Cape Province. --n. a member of this population. Cape doctor S.Afr. colloq. a strong SE wind. Cape Dutch archaic Afrikaans. Cape gooseberry 1 an edible soft roundish yellow berry enclosed in a lantern-like husk. 2 the plant, Physalis peruviana, bearing these. Etymology: ME f. OF cap f. Prov. cap ult. f. L caput head
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I. noun Usage: often attributive see: head Date: 14th century a point or extension of land jutting out into water as a peninsula or as a projecting point, Cape Cod cottage, II. noun Etymology: probably from Spanish capa cloak, from Late Latin cappa head covering, cloak Date: 1758 a sleeveless outer garment or part of a garment that fits closely at the neck and hangs loosely over the shoulders, the short feathers covering the shoulders of a fowl ...Толковый словарь английского языка
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