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† Cape v.1. World English Historical Dictionary

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† Cape v.1. World English Historical Dictionary Dictionary Biographies Literary Criticism Welcome Terms of Service ⧏ Previous Next ⧐ Contents Slice Contents Key Bibliographic Record Murray’s New English Dictionary. 1893, rev. 2025. † Cape v.1 Naut. Obs. Also 5–7 cap. [app. more or less directly, f. F. cap cape, also ‘the forepart of a ship, in relation to the direction which it is following, as “porter le cap au nord”’ (Littré).] intr. To head, keep a course, bear up; to drift. Said of sailors and of ship.

1 c. 1500.  Dunbar, in Maitland, Poems, 133 (Jam.). That ye man cap be wind and waw.

2 1513.  Douglas, Æneis, II. viii. 125. The port quham to we cappit was full large.

3 1535.  Stewart, Cron. Scot., I. 124. Sum with ane torss la capand on the wynd.

4 1627.  Capt. Smith, Seaman’s Gram., ix. 41. Experience to try her drift, or how she capes.

5 1730–6.  Bailey, Cap … used of a ship, in the Trials of the running or setting of currents.

6 1867.  Smyth, Sailor’s Word-bk., s.v., How does she cape? How does she lie her course?

7   Hence Caping vbl. sb.

8 1594.  Davis, Seaman’s Secrets (1607), 40. The ship … may make her way 2 or 3 points from her caping.

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