cope
(noun) a long cloak; worn by a priest or bishop on ceremonial occasions
header, coping, cope
(noun) brick that is laid sideways at the top of a wall
cope, get by, make out, make do, contend, grapple, deal, manage
(verb) succeed in doing, achieving, or producing (something) with the limited or inadequate means available; “We got by on just a gallon of gas”; “They made do on half a loaf of bread every day”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Cope
A surname.
• CEOP, OPEC
cope (third-person singular simple present copes, present participle coping, simple past and past participle coped)
(intransitive) To deal effectively with something, especially if difficult.
To cut and form a mitred joint in wood or metal.
(falconry) To clip the beak or talons of a bird.
• (to deal effectively): contend, hold it together
• (to deal effectively): lose one's shit (vulgar)
cope (plural copes)
A long, loose cloak worn by a priest, deacon, or bishop when presiding over a ceremony other than the Mass.
Any covering such as a canopy or a mantle.
(literary) The vault or canopy of the skies, heavens etc.
(construction) A covering piece on top of a wall exposed to the weather, usually made of metal, masonry, or stone, and sloped to carry off water.
(foundry) The top part of a sand casting mold.
An ancient tribute due to the lord of the soil, out of the lead mines in Derbyshire, England.
cope (third-person singular simple present copes, present participle coping, simple past and past participle coped)
(transitive) To cover (a joint or structure) with coping.
(intransitive) To form a cope or arch; to bend or arch; to bow.
cope (third-person singular simple present copes, present participle coping, simple past and past participle coped)
(obsolete) To bargain for; to buy.
(obsolete) To exchange or barter.
(obsolete) To make return for; to requite; to repay.
(obsolete) To match oneself against; to meet; to encounter.
(obsolete) To encounter; to meet; to have to do with.
• CEOP, OPEC
Source: Wiktionary
Cope, n. Etym: [A doublet of cape. See Cape, Cap.]
1. A covering for the head. [Obs.] Johnson.
2. 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. "The starry cope of heaven." Milton.
3. An ecclesiastical vestment or cloak, semicircular in form, reaching from the shoulders nearly to the feet, and open in front except at the top, whereit is united by a band or clasp. It is worn in processions and on some other occasions. Piers plowman. A hundred and sixty priests all in their copes. Bp. Burnet.
4. An ancient tribute due to the lord of the soil, out of the lead mines in derbyshire, England.
5. (Founding)
Definition: The top part of a flask or mold; the outer part of a loam mold. Knight. De Colange.
Cope, v. i.
Definition: To form a cope or arch; to bend or arch; to bow. [Obs.] Some bending down and coping to ward the earth. Holland.
Cope, v. t. (Falconry)
Definition: To pare the beak or talons of (a hawk). J. H. Walsh.
Cope, v. i. [imp. & p.p. Coped; p.pr. & vb.n. Coping.] Etym: [OE. copen, coupen, to buy, bargain, prob. from D. koopen to buy, orig., to bargain. See Chear.]
1. To exchange or barter. [Obs.] Spenser.
2. To encounter; to meet; to have to do with. Horatio, thou art e'en as just a man As e'er my conversation coped withal. Shak.
3. 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. Host coped with host, dire was the din of war. Philips. Their generals have not been able to cope with the troops of Athens. Addison.
Cope, v. t.
1. To bargain for; to buy. [Obs.]
2. To make return for; to requite; to repay. [Obs.] three thousand ducats due unto the Jew, We freely cope your courteous pains withal. Shak.
3. To match one's self against; to meet; to encounter. I love to cope him in these sullen fits. Shak. They say he yesterday coped Hector in the battle, and struck him down. Shak.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
18 June 2024
(noun) an extended (often showy) succession of persons or things; “a parade of strollers on the mall”; “a parade of witnesses”
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