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Webster 1913 Edition
Chape
1.
The piece by which an object is attached to something, as the frog of a scabbard or the metal loop at the back of a buckle by which it is fastened to a strap.
2.
The transverse guard of a sword or dagger.
3.
The metal plate or tip which protects the end of a scabbard, belt, etc.
Knight.
Webster 1828 Edition
Chape
CHAPE
,Noun.
1.
The catch of any thing, as the hook of a scabbard, or the catch of a buckle, by which it is held to the back strap.2.
A brass or silver tip or case, that strengthens the end of a scabbard.Definition 2024
chapé
chapé
English
Gules chapé argent, arms of Villebazy (Aude, France).
Noun
chapé
- (heraldry) A division of the field, used in French heraldry, created by drawing two lines from the centre of the upper edge of the shield towards the outer bottom edges (creating a triangle), with the tincture being applied to the two upper portions which the triangle divides.
Norman
Alternative forms
Etymology
From Old French chapel, from Late Latin cappellus, from Classical Latin cappa.
Pronunciation
Noun
chapé m (plural chapieaux)
Derived terms
- Chapé (“Helmet of Orion”)
- chapé du pot à thée (“tea-cosy”)
- chapé gorneux (“floppy hat”)
- chap'lée (“hatful”)