chape.
The lower metallic cap at the end of a sword's scabbard.
Meaning & usage
The lower metallic cap at the end of a sword's scabbard.
Alternative form of chappe (“rainguard”) (piece fitted to a sword's crossguard).
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.
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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