Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Cape \Cape\, v. i. [See {Gape}.]
   To gape. [Obs.] --Chaucer.

Cape \Cape\ (k[=a]p), n. [F. cap, fr. It. capo head, cape, fr.
   L. caput heat, end, point. See {Chief}.]
   A piece or point of land, extending beyond the adjacent coast
   into the sea or a lake; a promontory; a headland.

   {Cape buffalo} (Zo["o]l.) a large and powerful buffalo of
      South Africa ({Bubalus Caffer}). It is said to be the most
      dangerous wild beast of Africa. See {Buffalo}, 2.

   {Cape jasmine}, {Cape jassamine}. See {Jasmine}.

   {Cape pigeon} (Zo["o]l.), a petrel ({Daptium Capense}) common
      off the Cape of Good Hope. It is about the size of a
      pigeon.

   {Cape wine}, wine made in South Africa [Eng.]

   {The Cape}, the Cape of Good Hope, in the general sense of
      southern extremity of Africa. Also used of Cape Horn, and,
      in New England, of Cape Cod.

Cape \Cape\, v. i. (Naut.)
   To head or point; to keep a course; as, the ship capes
   southwest by south.

Cape \Cape\, n. [OE. Cape, fr. F. cape; cf. LL. cappa. See
   {Cap}, and cf. 1st {Cope}, {Chape}.]
   A sleeveless garment or part of a garment, hanging from the
   neck over the back, arms, and shoulders, but not reaching
   below the hips. See {Cloak}.

Source : WordNet®

cape
     n 1: a strip of land projecting into a body of water [syn: {ness}]
     2: a sleeveless garment like a cloak but shorter [syn: {mantle}]