cope

  • 11Cope — Cope, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Coped} (k[=o]pt); p. pr. & vb. n. {Coping}.] [OE. copen, coupen, to buy, bargain, prob. from D. koopen to buy, orig., to bargain. See {Cheap}.] 1. To exchange or barter. [Obs.] Spenser. [1913 Webster] 2. To encounter;… …

    The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • 12Cope — (k[=o]p), n. [A doublet of cape. See {Cape}, {Cap}.] 1. A covering for the head. [Obs.] Johnson. [1913 Webster] 2. Anything regarded as extended over the head, as the arch or concave of the sky, the roof of a house, the arch over a door. The… …

    The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • 13Cope — Cope, SC U.S. town in South Carolina Population (2000): 107 Housing Units (2000): 46 Land area (2000): 0.247869 sq. miles (0.641977 sq. km) Water area (2000): 0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km) Total area (2000): 0.247869 sq. miles (0.641977 sq …

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  • 14Cope, SC — U.S. town in South Carolina Population (2000): 107 Housing Units (2000): 46 Land area (2000): 0.247869 sq. miles (0.641977 sq. km) Water area (2000): 0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km) Total area (2000): 0.247869 sq. miles (0.641977 sq. km)… …

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  • 15cope — The traditional construction followed by with has been in common use since the 16c: • Like many religious professionals, I cope with festivals, but I can t really enjoy them L. Blue, 1985. Absolute uses without with have been recorded since the… …

    Modern English usage

  • 16cope — cope1 [kōp] vi. coped, coping [ME coupen < OFr coper, colper, to strike < colp,COUP] 1. to fight or contend (with) successfully or on equal terms 2. to deal with problems, troubles, etc. 3. Archaic to meet, encounter, or have to do ( with)… …

    English World dictionary

  • 17Cope — Cope, v. t. (Falconry) To pare the beak or talons of (a hawk). J. H. Walsh. [1913 Webster] …

    The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • 18Cope — (spr. kōp), 1) Charles West, engl. Maler, geb. 28. Juli 1811 in Leeds, gest. 21. Aug. 1890 in Bournemouth, wurde mit 18 Jahren Schüler der Akademie zu London und bildete sich auf Reisen in Italien weiter aus. 1836 kehrte er nach England zurück… …

    Meyers Großes Konversations-Lexikon

  • 19-cope — ♦ Élément, du gr. kopto « je coupe » : apocope, syncope. cope ❖ ♦ Suffixe tiré du grec kopto « je coupe » (rac. koptein). Ex. : apocope, syncope …

    Encyclopédie Universelle

  • 20Cope —   [englisch kəʊp],    1) Edward Drinker, amerikanischer Paläontologe, * Philadelphia (Pennsylvania) 28. 7. 1840, ✝ ebenda 12. 4. 1897; widmete sich der Sammlung und Beschreibung fossiler und rezenter Wirbeltiere, v. a. des westlichen Nordamerika …

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