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chape

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Noun

CIDE DICTIONARY

chapen. [F., a churchman's cope, a cover, a chape, fr. L. cappa. See Cap.].
  •  The piece by which an object is attached to something, as the frog of a scabbard or the metal loop at the back of a buckle by which it is fastened to a strap.  [1913 Webster]
  •  The transverse guard of a sword or dagger.  [1913 Webster]
  •  The metal plate or tip which protects the end of a scabbard, belt, etc.  Knight.  [1913 Webster]

OXFORD DICTIONARY

chape, n.
1 the metal cap of a scabbard-point.
2 the back-piece of a buckle attaching it to a strap etc.
3 a sliding loop on a belt or strap.

Etymology
ME f. OF, = cope, hood, formed as CAP
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