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Meanings of chapes in English

The metal plates or mountings of a scabbard or sheath; particularly those that cover the point.

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Examples for "chape"
Examples for "chape"
1
Don't be standin' when sittin' down is chape enough, even for the poor.
Flint: His Faults, His Friendships and His Fortunes
2
Anyhow, it's clane, and it came chape enough.
Paul the Peddler; Or, The Fortunes of a Young Street Merchant
3
A boy gave it to me to carry to a chape hotel, so I brought it home.
Brave and Bold; Or, The Fortunes of Robert Rushton
4
Troth, it's chape as dirt-soit is.
Irish Wit and Humor / Anecdote Biography of Swift, Curran, O'Lea...
5
This is a chape hotel, isn't it?
Brave and Bold; Or, The Fortunes of Robert Rushton
Usage of chapes in English
1
The straps and chapes are sewn on quite close to the frame, straps 10 inches long by 1 inch, chapes 4½ inches by 1 inch.
Scientific American Supplement, No. 561, October 2, 1886
Chapes through the time