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cape

1. cape \'ka-p\ n [ME cap, fr. MF, fr. OProv, fr. L caput head - more at 
   HEAD] often attrib  : a point or extension of land jutting out into water 
   as a peninsula or as  a projecting point
2. cape n [prob. fr. Sp capa cloak, fr. LL cappa head covering, cloak] 1: a 
   sleeveless outer garment or part of a garment that fits closely at the  
   neck and hangs loosely from the shoulders 2: the short feathers covering 
   the shoulders of a fowl below the hackle