Cope Definition
kōp
coped, copes, coping
verb
coped, copes, coping
To cover or dress in a cope.
American Heritage
To fight or contend (with) successfully or on equal terms.
Webster's New World
To meet, as in a contest; encounter.
Webster's New World
To contend with difficulties and act to overcome them.
American Heritage
To deal with problems, troubles, etc.
Webster's New World
noun
copes
A large, capelike vestment worn by priests at certain ceremonies.
Webster's New World
A covering resembling a cloak or mantle.
American Heritage
Anything regarded as covering like a cope, as a vault or the sky.
Webster's New World
A coping.
American Heritage
Webster's New World
Origin of Cope
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Middle English copen, coupen to strike from Old French couper from Vulgar Latin colpāre from Late Latin colpus blow coup
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
Middle English cope from Old English -cāp from Medieval Latin cāpa cloak from Late Latin cappa
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
From Middle English coupen, from Old French couper (“to strike" or "to cut”)
From Wiktionary
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From Wiktionary
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