Anorak vs Cape - What's the difference?
anorak | cape |
A heavy weatherproof jacket with an attached hood; a parka or windcheater.
(British, slang) A geek or nerd, possibly originally either a train spotter or a fan of off-shore pirate radio.
(geography) A piece or point of land, extending beyond the adjacent coast into a sea or lake; a promontory; a headland.
A sleeveless garment or part of a garment, hanging from the neck over the back, arms, and shoulders, but not reaching below the hips.
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(nautical) To head or point; to keep a course.
(obsolete) To gape.
To skin an animal, particularly a deer.
As nouns the difference between anorak and cape
is that anorak is a heavy weatherproof jacket with an attached hood; a parka or windcheater while cape is a piece or point of land, extending beyond the adjacent coast into a sea or lake; a promontory; a headland.As a verb cape is
to head or point; to keep a course.As a proper noun Cape is
the Cape of Good Hope or Cape Province, South Africa.anorak
English
Noun
(en noun)Derived terms
* anorakishReferences
*anorak] at [http://septicscompanion.com The Septic's Companion: A British Slang Dictionary
References
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary: Tenth Edition (1997) ----cape
English
Etymology 1
(etyl) cap, from (etyl) .Noun
(en noun)Synonyms
* chersonese * peninsula * pointEtymology 2
(wikipedia cape) (etyl) capa, from .Noun
(en noun)- Mind you, clothes were clothes in those days. […] Frills, ruffles, flounces, lace, complicated seams and gores: not only did they sweep the ground and have to be held up in one hand elegantly as you walked along, but they had little capes or coats or feather boas.
See also
* cloakVerb
(cap)- The ship capes southwest by south.
- (Chaucer)
