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Variant of cope¹

cope¹ Definition

cope (kōp)

intransitive verb coped, coping cop′·ing

  1. to fight or contend (with) successfully or on equal terms
  2. to deal with problems, troubles, etc.
  3. Archaic to meet, encounter, or have to do (with)

Etymology: ME coupen < OFr coper, colper, to strike < colp, coup

transitive verb

  1. Archaic to meet, as in contest; encounter
  2. Obsolete to match equally

Variant of cope¹

cope¹ Definition

cope (kōp)

intransitive verb coped, coping cop′·ing

  1. to fight or contend (with) successfully or on equal terms
  2. to deal with problems, troubles, etc.
  3. Archaic to meet, encounter, or have to do (with)

Etymology: ME coupen < OFr coper, colper, to strike < colp, coup

transitive verb

  1. Archaic to meet, as in contest; encounter
  2. Obsolete to match equally

Variant of cope¹

cope¹ Definition

cope (kōp)

intransitive verb coped, coping cop′·ing

  1. to fight or contend (with) successfully or on equal terms
  2. to deal with problems, troubles, etc.
  3. Archaic to meet, encounter, or have to do (with)

Etymology: ME coupen < OFr coper, colper, to strike < colp, coup

transitive verb

  1. Archaic to meet, as in contest; encounter
  2. Obsolete to match equally

Variant of cope²

cope² Definition

cope (kōp)

noun

  1. a large, capelike vestment worn by priests at certain ceremonies
  2. anything that covers like a cope, as a vault or the sky
  3. coping

Etymology: ME < ML capa, var. of LL cappa: see cap

transitive verb coped, coping cop′·ing

to cover or provide with a cope or coping

Variant of cope²

cope² Definition

cope (kōp)

noun

  1. a large, capelike vestment worn by priests at certain ceremonies
  2. anything that covers like a cope, as a vault or the sky
  3. coping

Etymology: ME < ML capa, var. of LL cappa: see cap

transitive verb coped, coping cop′·ing

to cover or provide with a cope or coping

Variant of cope²

cope² Definition

cope (kōp)

noun

  1. a large, capelike vestment worn by priests at certain ceremonies
  2. anything that covers like a cope, as a vault or the sky
  3. coping

Etymology: ME < ML capa, var. of LL cappa: see cap

transitive verb coped, coping cop′·ing

to cover or provide with a cope or coping

Variant of cope³

cope³ Definition

cope (kōp)

transitive verb coped, coping cop′·ing

to cut or shape (a part used in building) so that it will fit over or against another part, as a coping or molding

Etymology: back-form. < coping

Variant of cope³

cope³ Definition

cope (kōp)

transitive verb coped, coping cop′·ing

to cut or shape (a part used in building) so that it will fit over or against another part, as a coping or molding

Etymology: back-form. < coping

Variant of cope³

cope³ Definition

cope (kōp)

transitive verb coped, coping cop′·ing

to cut or shape (a part used in building) so that it will fit over or against another part, as a coping or molding

Etymology: back-form. < coping

coped Usage Examples

Object

  • gable: Red brick with elaborate stone dressings, bands, frieze, dentilled cornice, parapet and stone coped gables.

Modifying Another Word

  • admirably: Uncle Les and Teddy are a handful and Rio coped admirably.
  • well: The children coped well with the issue of domestic abuse.

Browse dictionary entries near coped

  1. ‹ copeck
  2. ‹ cope (with)
  3. ‹ cope
  4. ‹ copasetic
  5. ‹ copartnership
  6. ‹ copartner
  7. ‹ coparcener
  8. ‹ coparcenary
  9. ‹ coparcenaries
  10. ‹ copalm
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