Cape Verde

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Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
cape1
noun
  • 1 a sleeveless cloak, especially a short one.

    ■ a part of a longer coat or cloak that falls loosely over the shoulders from the neckband.

  • 2 N. Amer. the pelt from the head and neck of an animal.
verb N. Amer. skin the head and neck of (an animal) to prepare a hunting trophy.
– derivatives
caped adjective.
– origin C16: from Fr., from Provençal capa, from late L. cappa ‘covering for the head’.



Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
cape2
noun a headland or promontory.

■ (the Cape) the Cape of Good Hope.

■ (the Cape) the former Cape Province of South Africa.

– origin ME: from OFr. cap, from Provençal, based on L. caput ‘head’.
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