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Cape vs Gown - What's the difference?

cape | gown |

As nouns the difference between cape and gown

is that cape is a piece or point of land, extending beyond the adjacent coast into a sea or lake; a promontory; a headland while gown is a loose, flowing upper garment.

As verbs the difference between cape and gown

is that cape is to head or point; to keep a course while gown is to dress in a gown, to don or garb with a gown.

As a proper noun Cape

is the Cape of Good Hope or Cape Province, South Africa.

cape

English

Etymology 1

(etyl) cap, from (etyl) .

Noun

(en noun)
  • (geography) A piece or point of land, extending beyond the adjacent coast into a sea or lake; a promontory; a headland.
  • Synonyms
    * chersonese * peninsula * point

    Etymology 2

    (wikipedia cape) (etyl) capa, from .

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A sleeveless garment or part of a garment, hanging from the neck over the back, arms, and shoulders, but not reaching below the hips.
  • *
  • 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
    * cloak

    Verb

    (cap)
  • (nautical) To head or point; to keep a course.
  • The ship capes southwest by south.
  • (obsolete) To gape.
  • (Chaucer)
  • To skin an animal, particularly a deer.
  • Anagrams

    * ----

    gown

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A loose, flowing upper garment.
  • A woman's ordinary outer dress, such as a calico or silk gown.
  • The official robe of certain professional men and scholars, such as university students and officers, barristers, judges, etc.
  • # The dress of civil officers, as opposed to military officers.
  • (by metonymy) The university community.
  • In the perennial town versus gown battles, townies win some violent battles, but the collegians are winning the war.
  • A loose wrapper worn by gentlemen within doors; a dressing gown.
  • Any sort of dress or garb.
  • The robe worn by a surgeon.
  • Derived terms

    * dressing gown * town and gown

    Verb

  • To dress in a gown, to don or garb with a gown.
  • References

    Anagrams

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