'Chape' definitions:
Definition of 'Chape'
From: GCIDE
- Chape \Chape\, n. [F., a churchman's cope, a cover, a chape, fr. L. cappa. See Cap.]
- 1. The piece by which an object is attached to something, as the frog of a scabbard or the metal loop at the back of a buckle by which it is fastened to a strap. [1913 Webster]
- 2. The transverse guard of a sword or dagger. [1913 Webster]
- 3. The metal plate or tip which protects the end of a scabbard, belt, etc. --Knight. [1913 Webster]