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Capote
//kəˈpəʊt// name, noun
Definitions
Proper Noun
- 1 A surname.
Noun
- 1 A long coat or cloak with a hood.
"[…] pensive o’er his scatter’d flock, The little shepherd in his white capote Doth lean his boyish form along the rock,"
- 2 a long cloak with a hood that can be pulled over the head wordnet
- 3 A coat made from a blanket, worn by 19th-century Canadian woodsmen. historical
"The fourth member of our party round the camp-fire that night was a powerfully built trapper, partly French by blood,who wore a gayly colored capote, or blanket-coat, a greasy fur cap, and moccasins."
- 4 a long overcoat with a hood that can be pulled over the head wordnet
- 5 A close-fitting woman's bonnet. historical
"A discreet visitor on such occasions advances straight to the window or the glass: Emily did the latter; and five minutes of contemplation ascertained the fact that her capote would endure a slight tendency to the left."
Etymology
Borrowed from French capote. Doublet of capot and kaput.
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