Citations:cape

English citations of cape

Noun: "a promontory"

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• 1851, Herman Melville, Moby Dick:

  For they are only being driven from promontory to cape; and if one coast is no longer enlivened with their jets, then, be sure, some other and remoter strand has been very recently startled by the unfamiliar spectacle.

Noun: garment covering the shoulders and back

specifically, I searched for cites that assert a difference between cape and cloak (or cites that specifically don't maintain the distinctions the other cites claim)

• 1879, James Robinson Planché, A Cyclopaedia of Costume Or Dictionary of Dress, Including ..., page 184:

  […] ; the cape à capuchon, with a hood to it; […]

• 1882, Hubert Howe Bancroft, History of Central America, volume 1, page 40:

  […] It is undoubtedly true that the capa of the sixteenth century was much shorter than the cloak of to-day, being a cape rather than a cloak, and not at all resembling the Roman toga.

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  1994, Jeff Rovin, What's the Difference?: A Compendium of Commonly Confused and Misused Words, →ISBN:

  Cape/Cloak Think Dracula. Think Batman. Two figures who define the word "mysterious" largely because they wear a cape, a sleeveless garment fastened around the neck and falling from the shoulders. Capes are typically black for men (sometimes lined with silk, often red) and white for women. A cloak is a somewhat fuller, less dashing outer garment fastened at the neck and also without sleeves. Because it's worn over the clothing during cold or inclement weather, cloaks are usually made of heavier material than capes, have buttons in the front to secure them, and frequently sport a hood (aka a cowl) […]

• 2010, Alexandra Croom, Roman Clothing and Fashion

  CAPES In some ways the cape was similar to a cloak, but instead of being fastened bya brooch it was sewn up the front to give better protection than a cloak, which usually leaves the right side less well covered than the […]

• [2021, Briar Paccalin, Alain Boix, Le lexique illustré de la mode français-anglais: The visual [...], page 302:

  Cape - shorter than a cloak, to mid thigh maximum, often open at the front and without a hood - used like a jacket. May attach with ties at the neck. May cover only the back and be open at the front.]

Verb: "To act as (i.e., be) a superhero, to go around doing the duties and actions of a superhero"

• 2017, April Daniels, Dreadnought: Nemesis - Book One (Diversion Books, →ISBN):

  Calamity tells me about the adventures she's had caping around the city, and I tell her about how I transitioned. […] I know that once school is over I get to go caping again.