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Meanings of chapes in inglés

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 inglés
        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