: wearing a cape
… had degenerated into one dreary cartoon after another about some caped superhero with a square jaw and no visible sense of humor.—
David Handler
—used especially in referring to the fictional superhero Batman as "the Caped Crusader"David HandlerBatman … developed from the stygian vigilante of the thirties into the campy Caped Crusader of the sixties, only to end up a neurotic avenger in the eighties.—Wigwag
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Pippa selected a caped Beulah midi dress featuring a ribbon tied at the waist.
—Hannah Malach, WWD, 14 July 2024
The ad’s star, Christopher Reeve — famous for playing the caped superhero in a series of movies — was rendered quadriplegic in a 1995 horse-riding accident.
—Paul Smaglik, Discover Magazine, 5 July 2024
Crisis on Infinite Earths adapts the DC Comics saga of the same name, the granddaddy of caped crossovers and one of the most important brand resets of all time.
—Eric Vilas-Boas, Vulture, 5 Jan. 2024
The actor wore a Willy Chavarria suit consisting of a bright white jacket with structured shoulders and a sweeping cape to the floor — reminiscent of Boseman’s iconic white caped Versace look worn at the 2018 Met Gala — and black wide-leg pants with a matching corsage and Christian Louboutin shoes.
—Escher Walcott, Peoplemag, 7 May 2024
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Hannah Malach, WWD, 14 July 2024
The ad’s star, Christopher Reeve — famous for playing the caped superhero in a series of movies — was rendered quadriplegic in a 1995 horse-riding accident.
—Paul Smaglik, Discover Magazine, 5 July 2024
Crisis on Infinite Earths adapts the DC Comics saga of the same name, the granddaddy of caped crossovers and one of the most important brand resets of all time.
—Eric Vilas-Boas, Vulture, 5 Jan. 2024
The actor wore a Willy Chavarria suit consisting of a bright white jacket with structured shoulders and a sweeping cape to the floor — reminiscent of Boseman’s iconic white caped Versace look worn at the 2018 Met Gala — and black wide-leg pants with a matching corsage and Christian Louboutin shoes.
—Escher Walcott, Peoplemag, 7 May 2024
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“Caped.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/caped. Accessed 26 Jul. 2024.
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