kəˈpōt noun
( -s )
Etymology: French, from cape cloak, from Middle French
1.
a. : a usually long and hooded cloak or overcoat of rough cloth worn especially by travelers and soldiers
b. : a Levantine long cloak of coarse fur
c. : a rain cape made of vegetable fibers
d. : a long mantle worn by women
e. : a bullfighter's cape
2. : a small Victorian bonnet with tie strings and varied trimmings