cape 1 of 2

as in cloak
a sleeveless garment worn so as to hang over the shoulders, arms, and back the mysterious figure wrapped his cape tightly around his shoulders

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cape

2 of 2

noun (2)

as in peninsula
an area of land that juts out into a body of water residents fled the cape as the hurricane roared up the coast

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Kaia Gerber in Givenchy by Sarah Burton Palm Royale co-star Kaia Gerber dazzled in a cape-back dress in white Lyon lace, a custom look by Givenchy by Sarah Burton. Laurie Brookins, HollywoodReporter, 20 Oct. 2025 Some people dressed head-to-toe in costumes; others wore capes and crowns. Kristi Miller, Twin Cities, 19 Oct. 2025 While Alberta Ferretti creative director Lorenzo Serafini's runway design featured glistening embellishments and more dramatic draping, the shoppable cape dress does not include an open back at all. Emily Tannenbaum, Glamour, 19 Oct. 2025 One man is in a deacon’s robe, another in a long cape with a knit ski cap that says FBI. Touré, Rolling Stone, 14 Oct. 2025 See All Example Sentences for cape

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“Cape.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cape. Accessed 29 Oct. 2025.

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