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chape.

The lower metallic cap at the end of a sword's scabbard.

5 characters1 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun/t͡ʃeɪp/
  1. The lower metallic cap at the end of a sword's scabbard.

  2. Alternative form of chappe (“rainguard”) (piece fitted to a sword's crossguard).

    alt-of · alternative
  3. The piece by which an object is attached to something, such as the frog of a scabbard or the metal loop at the back of a buckle by which it is fastened to a strap.

    archaic
  4. The tip of a fox's tail.

Where this word comes from

From Middle English chape, from Old French chape (“a churchman's cope, a cover, a chape”), from Latin cappa, itself derived from Latin caput (“the head”). Doublet of cap, cape, and cope.

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