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Cape vs Robe - What's the difference?

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As nouns the difference between cape and robe

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 robe is a long loose outer garment, often signifying honorary stature.

As verbs the difference between cape and robe

is that cape is to head or point; to keep a course while robe is to clothe someone in a robe.

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

    * ----

    robe

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A long loose outer garment, often signifying honorary stature.
  • * Shakespeare
  • Through tattered clothes small vices do appear; / Robes and furred gowns hide all.
  • (US) The skin of an animal, especially the bison, dressed with the fur on, and used as a wrap.
  • Verb

  • To clothe someone in a robe.
  • Derived terms

    * berobed

    Anagrams

    * ----