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Cape vs Ness - What's the difference?

cape | ness |

In geography terms the difference between cape and ness

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 ness is a promontory; a cape or headland. frequently used as a suffix in placenames

As a verb cape

is to head or point; to keep a course.

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

    * ----

    ness

    English

    (wikipedia Ness)

    Proper noun

    (en proper noun)
  • (Irish mythology) An Ulster princess and the mother of Conchobar mac Nessa and Findchoem in the Ulster Cycle of Irish mythology. Daughter of . Also the mother of Cormac Cond Longas by incest with Conchobar mac Nessa.
  • Loch Ness

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