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 starry cope of heaven.” Milton. [ 1913 Webster ]
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. [ 1913 Webster ]
A hundred and sixty priests all in their copes. Bp. Burnet. [ 1913 Webster ]
4. An ancient tribute due to the lord of the soil, out of the lead mines in Derbyshire, England. [ 1913 Webster ]
5. (Founding) The top part of a flask or mold; the outer part of a loam mold. Knight. De Colange. [ 1913 Webster ]
v. i. [ imp. & p. p. Coped 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; to meet; to have to do with. [ 1913 Webster ]
Horatio, thou art e'en as just a man As e'er my conversation coped withal. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]
3. To enter into or maintain a hostile contest; to struggle; to combat; especially, to strive or contend on equal terms or with success; to match; to equal; -- usually followed by with. [ 1913 Webster ]
Host coped with host, dire was the din of war. Philips. [ 1913 Webster ]
Their generals have not been able to cope with the troops of Athens. Addison. [ 1913 Webster ]
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