cape
Example Sentences
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The guard had paused to unstrap a long military cape fastened to the shoulder of her uniform.
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In an instant he took in a ruined face as rough as tree bark; waist-length hair matted with filth; a rancid cape of slimy yellow reeds.
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He pulled a small book out from under his cape and wrote something in it.
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Superheroes had capes that marked them as the good guys.
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He wore the lion-and-sun flag of the shah’s Iran tied like a cape around his shoulders; she wore a similarly sized Israeli flag around hers.
From Los Angeles Times
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.