Cape vs Shawl - What's the difference?
cape | shawl |
(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 square or rectangular piece of cloth worn as a covering for the head, neck, and shoulders.
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As nouns the difference between cape and shawl
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 shawl is a square or rectangular piece of cloth worn as a covering for the head, neck, and shoulders.As verbs the difference between cape and shawl
is that cape is to head or point; to keep a course while shawl is to wrap in a shawl.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)
