as in cloak
a sleeveless garment worn so as to hang over the shoulders, arms, and back the traveler wore a long hooded capote as he walked over the moors

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Recent Examples of capote In the first and third, the matador performs a series of passes of the bull through capes, first a large pink and yellow cape known as a capote and then a smaller red cape. Elizabeth Findell, WSJ, 22 Jan. 2020
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Noun
  • In heartbreak lives hope, and if June isn’t hanging up her cloak, then neither can any of us.
    Jackie Strause, HollywoodReporter, 3 June 2025
  • The crackdown intensified sharply following the post-election unrest, the report adds, and continues today under a cloak of near-total impunity.
    Antonio Maria Delgado, Miami Herald, 20 May 2025
Noun
  • Nordkapp was named by an English sea captain who sailed past the cape in 1553 while searching for the Northwest Passage.
    Dan Fellner, AZCentral.com, 6 July 2025
  • Not all heroes wear capes — some have thick luxurious coats.
    Maureen O'Hare, CNN Money, 5 July 2025

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“Capote.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/capote. Accessed 15 Jul. 2025.

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