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obcordate

EnglishMerriam-Webster Dictionary

ory and Etymology

Verb (1)

Middle English copen, coupen, from Anglo-French couper to strike, cut, from cop, colp blow, from Late Latin colpus, alteration of Latin colaphus, from Greek kolaphos buffet

Noun and Verb (2)

Middle English, from Old English -cāp, from Late Latin cappa head covering

Verb (3)

probably from French couper to cut

cope

noun

Synonyms (Entry 1 of 2)

something that covers or conceals like a piece of cloth //committed their nefarious deeds under the dark cope of night
Synonyms

blanket cloak cover cover-up covering coverture curtain