[cape] n, often attrib [ME cap, fr. MF, fr. OProv, fr. L caput head--more at head] (14c) 1: a point or extension of land jutting out into water as a peninsula or as a projecting point
2. often cap: cape cod cottage
[2]cape n [prob. fr. Sp capa cloak, fr. LL cappa head covering, cloak] (ca. 1578) 1: a sleeveless outer garment or part of a garment that fits closely at the neck and hangs loosely over the shoulders
2: the short feathers covering the shoulders of a fowl--see duck illustration