Chape

Origin

French, a churchman's cope, a cover, a chape, from Latin cappa.

Full definition of chape

Noun

1. (archaic) The piece by which an object is attached 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.
2. (archaic) The transverse guard of a sword or dagger.
3. (archaic) The lower metallic cap of a sword's scabbard.

Anagrams

• cheap
• peach, Peach