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Definition: Chape
Chape
\Chape\, n. [F., a churchman's cope, a cover, a chape, fr.
L. cappa. See
Cap.]
1. 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.
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2. The transverse guard of a sword or dagger.
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3. The metal plate or tip which protects the end of a
scabbard, belt, etc. --Knight.
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