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Chape vs Chaps - What's the difference?

chape | chaps |

As nouns the difference between chape and chaps

is that chape is a division of the field, used in French heraldry, created by drawing two lines from the centre of the upper edge of the shield towards the outer bottom edges (creating a triangle), with the tincture being applied to the two upper portions which the triangle divides while chaps is plural of lang=en.

As a verb chaps is

third-person singular of chap.

As a proper noun CHAPS is

acronym of clearing house automated payment system:|lang=en a method of same-day banking transfer.

chape

English

Noun

  • (lb) A division of the field, used in French heraldry, created by drawing two lines from the centre of the upper edge of the shield towards the outer bottom edges (creating a triangle), with the tincture being applied to the two upper portions which the triangle divides.
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    chaps

    English

    Etymology 1

    From (chap).

    Noun

    • Verb

    (head)
  • (chap)

    • Etymology 2

    Short for American Spanish chaparreras.

    Noun

    (wikipedia chaps) (en-plural noun)
  • Protective leather leggings attached at the waist.
    • If you are going to use that chainsaw, why don't you put on a pair of chaps ?
    Chaps were a costume staple of Westerns.
    See also
    * chinks * woolies

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