Cape vs Serape - What's the difference?
cape | serape | Synonyms |
(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.
A type of blanket worn as a cloak, especially by Spanish-Americans.
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As nouns the difference between cape and serape
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 serape is a type of blanket worn as a cloak, especially by Spanish-Americans.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.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)
Anagrams
* ----serape
English
(wikipedia serape)Alternative forms
* sarapeNoun
(en noun)unnumbered page,
- Could be, said John Grady. He took off his hat and lay back and pulled the serape over him.
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- The serape''''' was an item of Mexican dress that was worn by almost all classes. Made of wool dyed in bright colors and woven either in geometric patterns or plain with borders, a '''serape''' was a blanket used as a wrap, and due to the fabric's texture and tight weave, it was almost waterproof.A '''serape''' was also used as a pillow, mattress, or cover, as well as a saddle blanket. Another body covering, the ''poncho'', was similar to the ' serape but more rounded and not necessarily woven of wool.
page 95,
- “Diego, my son, fill your serape with the red roses growing at your feet and take them to the bishop,” she told him.
