Definition of Cope
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(n.) A covering for the head.
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(n.) Anything regarded as extended over the head, as the arch or concave of the sky, the roof of a house, the arch over a door.
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(n.) An ecclesiastical vestment or cloak, semicircular in form, reaching from the shoulders nearly to the feet, and open in front except at the top, where it is united by a band or clasp. It is worn in processions and on some other occasions.
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(n.) An ancient tribute due to the lord of the soil, out of the lead mines in Derbyshire, England.
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(n.) The top part of a flask or mold; the outer part of a loam mold.
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(v. i.) To form a cope or arch; to bend or arch; to bow.
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(v. t.) To pare the beak or talons of (a hawk).
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(v. i.) To exchange or barter.
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(v. i.) To encounter; to meet; to have to do with.
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(v. i.) To enter into or maintain a hostile contest; to struggle; to combat; especially, to strive or contend on equal terms or with success; to match; to equal; -- usually followed by with.
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(v. t.) To bargain for; to buy.
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(v. t.) To make return for; to requite; to repay.
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(v. t.) To match one's self against; to meet; to encounter.
Antonyms of Cope
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