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chape1 (1120-40)
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chape1 (1120-40)

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cap,  cape,  capp,  cappe;  chappe;  kappe  (jape)  
  FEW:  cappa 2/i,269a Gdf:  chape 2,59b GdfC:  chape 9,41c TL: chape 2,234 DEAF:  chape  DMF:  chape  TLF:  chape chappe  OED:  chape n.  / cap n.1  MED:  chape n.  / cape n.  DMLBS:  chapa 323b / cappa 272c

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1costumecape, cloak, mantle: 
( c.1170; MS: s.xiiim )  Les chapes sachent tost qui lor sunt muscement  Horn (O) 5192
( MS: s.xiii )  capa: chape  TLL ii 91
( MS: c.1250 )  Hec capa, cape  TLL i 416
♦liturgicalmonasticcostumeeccl.cope, cowl, liturgical vestment with a hood worn by clergy or monks: 
( MS: 1120-40 )  Ad ancensers, ad oriés candelabres, Clers revestuz an albes ed an capes  S Alexis1 582
( s.xii3/3; MS: s.xiiim )  Chasubles, aubes e tunikes, Chapes de paille e dalmatikes  S Gile1 2256
( c.1334; MS: s.xivm )  surplis et aubes et capes sacrés  TREVET Cron1 224.20
( 1381 )  deux tunicles et un cape ové les amites  Test Ebor i 114
( 1433 )  une chappe de baudequin noir a lyons d’or et de soye perse  Bedford Inventories B6
2costumecap: 
( s.xiiiex; MS: s.xivin )  Si vous poez estre sanz wimpel, seez od chaudes huveles qe l'en appele kappes et par desus celles noires veilz  Ancren1 309.12-13
( 1362 )  mist sur sa teste une cappe furré  Rot Parl1 ii 273
( s.xiv2; MS: s.xiv2 )  Si le malades […] mette ses meins ad son cap e s’il trahit a ses piés, de cel maladie eschapera bien  A-N Med ii 256
♦costume(as mark of honour, rank) cap: 
( 1389 )  et luy ent envest par le mettre de la cappe a son chief  Rot Parl1 iii 263
( 1397 )  mist sur son chief un cap de honour & dignité de Duc  Rot Parl1 iii 355
3textilecloth, covering: 
( MS: s.xiii/xiv )  tapetum: (L) cape (var. (D: xiii/xiv) cape vel chaluns)  TLL ii 68
4cap, cover: 
( 1356-57 )  pro catenis, chapes et leshes et uno cornu pro venatore d’ni Prioris  Durham 558
♦weaponsmil.chape (metal plate covering point of a scabbard): 
( 1417-73 )  un chape de coper endorrez pur une espeye  Goldsmiths’ Reg Deeds 375r
5 name (used as a surname): 
( 1297 )  Reginald Chape  Family Names chapp
chape chaete
bargain at the expense of another person: 
( 1160-74; MS: s.xvii )  la fame estoit auques de sez mainz aerdant, Chape chaete prist s'en eust bon garant  Rom de Rou wace i 57.1240
chape close
liturgicalcostumeeccl.chasuble, liturgical vestment worn by a priest during mass: 
( s.xiiiex; MS: 1307-15 )  religion nen est pas en large chaperon ne en la chape close  Ancren2 168.21
( MS: s.xii/xiii )  casulam: (O) chape close (var. (A: xiii) cap et pal close; (D: xiii/xiv) cape close; (L: xiiiex) chap close; (T: xii/xiii) pal vel cape cloce)  TLL ii 50
chape folete
mythologicalcloak of invisibility: 
( c.1192; MS: c.1275 ) Tant cume home sur sei l’avera, [...] Ja nel purra oil aviser: La piere ja de çoe ne faut: Cape folecte (l. folette?) contrevalt  Pr Jean3 128.Y358
chape furree
costumeskinsfur-lined coat: 
( MS: c.1250 )  Hec capapellus (l. capa pellis?): cape furree  TLL i 416
( s.xiiiex; MS: s.xiv1 )  hec capa duplex: cape furie  Gloss St John2 368
chape a manches
costumesleeved coat, cloak: 
( s.xiiiex; MS: s.xiv1 )  hec manticapa: jape a maunches  Gloss St John2 368
chape sengle
costumeunlined coat, cloak: 
( MS: c.1250 )  hec capa singularis: cape sengle  TLL i 416
chape a pluie
costumecloak, hood or hat that protects against the rain: 
( 1160-74; MS: s.xiiiin )  Bernard [...] Une chape a pluie afubla  Rom de Rou wace i 236.2018
( MS: c.1250 )  Hec capa pl[u]vialis: cape a pluie  TLL i 416
chape a purfil
costumeskinscoat, cloak trimmed with fur: 
( MS: c.1250 )  Hec capa profilata, chape a porfil  TLL i 416
(de)suz la chape del ciel, trone
under the canopy of heaven, in the whole wide world: 
( 1160-74; MS: s.xvii )  N’a gueres meillor terre souz la chape du ciel, De la nous seult venir la grant planté de miel  Rom de Rou wace i 52.1102
( c.1170; MS: s.xiiiex )  il n’ad tiel chevaler suz la chape del tron  Horn 3623
( s.xiiiin; MS: s.xiii3/4 )  N’ad desuz la chape del cel Ren ki se moet u seit mortel  Pet Plet ANTS 1303

See also:

achapé1  cope1 
This is an AND2 Phase 1 (A-E) entry © 2000-2006 The Anglo-Norman Dictionary. On-line entry partially revised after the print version of AND2 went to press (2007-03-22) The printed edition of AND2 A-E is published by Taylor & Francis for the MHRA, sole owners of the print-media publication rights. All other rights reserved. Digitisation funded by the Arts and Humanities Research Council of the United Kingdom.
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