chapé
English
Noun
chapé
- (heraldry) A division of the field, used in French heraldry, created by drawing two lines from the centre of the upper edge of the shield towards the outer bottom edges (creating a triangle), with the tincture being applied to the two upper portions which the triangle divides.
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Louisiana Creole
Etymology
From French échapper (“to escape”), compare Haitian Creole chape.
Verb
chapé
- to escape
Alternative forms
References
- Alcée Fortier, Louisiana Folktales
Norman
Alternative forms
- capé (continental)
- chape (Sark)
Etymology
From Old French chapel, from Early Medieval Latin cappellus, diminutive from Late Latin cappa.
Pronunciation
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Noun
chapé m (plural chapieaux)
Derived terms
- Chapé (“Helmet of Orion”)
- chapé du pot à thée (“tea-cosy”)
- chapé gorneux (“floppy hat”)
- chap'lée (“hatful”)
Spanish
Verb
chapé
- first-person singular preterite indicative of chapar