chapé

See also: chape, and chapè

English

Gules chapé argent, arms of Villebazy (Aude, France).

Noun

chapé

1. (heraldry) A division of the field, used in French heraldry, created by drawing two lines from the centre of the upper edge of the shield towards the outer bottom edges (creating a triangle), with the tincture being applied to the two upper portions which the triangle divides.

Antonyms

• chaussé

Anagrams

• Peach, Pecha, cheap, peach

Louisiana Creole

Etymology

From French échapper (“to escape”), compare Haitian Creole chape.

Verb

chapé

1. to escape

Alternative forms

• chappé

References

• Alcée Fortier, Louisiana Folktales

Norman

Alternative forms

• capé (continental Normandy)
• chape (Sark)

Etymology

From Old French chapel, from Early Medieval Latin cappellus, diminutive from Late Latin cappa.

Pronunciation

• Audio (Jersey):

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Noun

chapé m (plural chapieaux)

1. (Jersey, Guernsey) hat

Derived terms

• Chapé (“Helmet of Orion”)
• chapé du pot à thée (“tea-cosy”)
• chapé gorneux (“floppy hat”)
• chap'lée (“hatful”)

Spanish

Verb

chapé

1. first-person singular preterite indicative of chapar