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chape

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Synonyms: shape, chafe, cape, chap, chase, chace, chare, chaps, crape, chappe, chapt

Antonyms: shape, chafe, cape, chap, chase, chace, chare, chaps, crape, chappe, chapt

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Noun

  1. The lower metallic cap at the end of a sword's [[scabbard]].
  2. {{altform|en|chappe||[[rainguard]]}} (piece fitted to a sword's crossguard).
  3. {{lb|en|archaic}} The piece by which an object is [[attach]]ed to something, such as the [[frog]] of a [[scabbard]] or the metal [[loop]] at the back of a [[buckle]] by which it is fastened to a [[strap]].
  4. The tip of a [[fox]]'s tail.<ref>Chambers, Ephraim, ed. (1728). "Hunting". Cyclopædia, or an Universal Dictionary of Arts and Sciences (1st ed.). James and John Knapton, et al., [https://archive.org/details/gri_33125011113764/page/n1017/mode/1up?q=%22Tip+at+the+End%2C+the%22 page 264], column 2.</ref>

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