Cope (kōp), n. [A doublet of cape. See Cape, Cap.] 1. A covering for the head. [Obs.] Johnson.
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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 starry cope of heaven.” Milton.
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3. An ecclesiastical vestment or cloak, semicircular in form, reaching from the shoulders nearly to the feet, and open in front except at the top, where it is united by a band or clasp. It is worn in processions and on some other occasions. Piers plowman.
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A hundred and sixty priests all in their copes. Bp. Burnet.
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4. An ancient tribute due to the lord of the soil, out of the lead mines in Derbyshire, England.
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5. (Founding) The top part of a flask or mold; the outer part of a loam mold. Knight. De Colange.
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Cope, v. t. (Falconry) To pare the beak or talons of (a hawk). J. H. Walsh.
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Cope, v. t. 1. To bargain for; to buy. [Obs.]
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2. To make return for; to requite; to repay. [Obs.]
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three thousand ducats due unto the Jew,
We freely cope your courteous pains withal. Shak.
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3. To match one's self against; to meet; to encounter.
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I love to cope him in these sullen fits. Shak.
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They say he yesterday coped Hector in the battle, and struck him down. Shak.
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