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 White capote has the potential to reach 50 feet in height and tolerate wetter soil than most fruit trees and will yield a good crop in less than full sun exposures. Joshua Siskin, Oc Register, 10 July 2025 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
  • The cloak represents the emotional intelligence required to discern when to engage and when to protect one's energy.
    Carla D. Thompson Payton, Forbes.com, 6 Aug. 2025
  • Whereas Survivor and Big Brother are much more like cloak and dagger.
    Andy Greene, Rolling Stone, 31 July 2025
Noun
  • Many performances shown in the film featured the Sun Ra Arkestra in otherworldly attire: glitzy shirts worn with capes and golden hats.
    Robyn Mowatt, Essence, 6 Aug. 2025
  • McGann was mid-haircut when officers with the Arkansas State Police (ASP) entered the shop and promptly placed McGann in handcuffs, removing the black and white haircut cape in the process.
    Sarah Rumpf-Whitten , Brooke Taylor, FOXNews.com, 1 Aug. 2025

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“Capote.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/capote. Accessed 20 Aug. 2025.

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