CHAPE

n.

3 definitions — Webster’s Dictionary (1828)


1.
n.

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.

2.
n.

The transverse guard of a sword or dagger.

3.
n.

The metal plate or tip which protects the end of a scabbard, belt, etc. Knight.


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