chape noun & verb. [tʃeɪp] ME.
[Old & mod. French = cape, hood (whence Spanish, Portuguese chapa) in techn. uses: see CAPE noun¹.]
A. noun.
1. A plate of metal with which anything is overlaid or trimmed. Only in ME.

2. The metal plate of a scabbard, esp. that which covers the point. LME.

3. The tip of a fox's tail. L17.

4. The part of a buckle by which it is fastened to a strap. L17.
b. verb trans. Equip (a scabbard etc.) with a chape. LME.

■ chapeless adjective (rare) L16.

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