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capote
1[ kuh-poht; French ka-pawt ]
noun
- a long cloak with a hood.
- a close-fitting, caplike bonnet worn by women and children in the mid-Victorian period.
- a bullfighter's cape; capa.
- an adjustable top or hood of a vehicle, as a buggy.
Capote
2[ kuh-poh-tee ]
noun
- Truman, 1924–84, U.S. novelist, short-story writer, and playwright.
capote
1/ kapɔt; kəˈpəʊt /
noun
- a long cloak or soldier's coat, usually with a hood
Capote
2/ °ìəˈ±èəʊ³Ùɪ /
noun
- CapoteTruman19241984MUSWRITING: writer Truman. 1924–84, US writer; his novels include Other Voices, Other Rooms (1948) and In Cold Blood (1964), based on an actual multiple murder
˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins
˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins
Origin of capote1
Example Sentences
The shape has almost the same shape as the capote for bullfighting, in beautiful pink silk, with yellow or blue in the back.
Her attire was a peignoir of grey taffetas, lined with blue, and on her head she wore a simple capote of the same.
Then came the levies of the colony, in gray capotes and gaudy sashes, and the trained battalions from old France in cuirass and head-piece, veterans of European wars.
"I am afraid," said he, "that this is a capote," as I played my last card.
Native reis of the boat has a brown woollen capote over his blue cotton gown, the hood drawn over his turban.
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