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What (who) is cope - definition

CAPE-LIKE GARMENT WORN BY PRIESTS IN THE CHRISTIAN CHURCH

Cappa magna; Papal mantum; Mantum; Papal Mantum; Pluviale; Capa pluvial; Cappa Magna

cope

cope¹

¦ verb deal effectively with something difficult.

Derivatives

coper noun

Origin

ME (in the sense 'meet in battle, come to blows'): from OFr. coper, colper, from cop, colp 'a blow', via L. from Gk kolaphos 'a blow with the fist'.

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cope²

¦ noun a long, loose cloak worn by a priest or bishop on ceremonial occasions.

¦ verb [usu. as adjective coped] (in building) cover (a joint or structure) with a coping.

Origin

ME: from med. L. capa, var. of late L. cappa (see cap and cape¹).

cope

v. (D; intr.) to cope with (to cope with difficulties)

Cope

·vi To exchange or barter.

II. Cope ·noun A covering for the head.

III. Cope ·vt To pare the beak or talons of (a hawk).

IV. Cope ·vt To bargain for; to Buy.

V. Cope ·noun The top part of a flask or mold; the outer part of a loam mold.

VI. Cope ·vi To form a cope or arch; to bend or arch; to Bow.

VII. Cope ·vt To make return for; to Requite; to Repay.

VIII. Cope ·vi To Encounter; to Meet; to have to do with.

IX. Cope ·noun An ancient tribute due to the lord of the soil, out of the lead mines in Derbyshire, England.

X. Cope ·vt To match one's self against; to Meet; to Encounter.

XI. Cope ·noun 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.

XII. Cope ·noun 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.

XIII. Cope ·vi 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.

Wikipedia

Cope

The cope (known in Latin as pluviale 'rain coat' or cappa 'cape') is a liturgical vestment, more precisely a long mantle or cloak, open in front and fastened at the breast with a band or clasp. It may be of any liturgical colour.

A cope may be worn by any rank of the clergy. If worn by a bishop, it is generally accompanied by a mitre. The clasp, which is often highly ornamented, is called a morse. In art, angels are often shown wearing copes, especially in Early Netherlandish painting.

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Examples of use of cope

1. We‘re finding it difficult to cope by ourselves, let alone cope with everybody around the world," he said.

2. "People cope OK with good and with bad news, but they don‘t cope well with uncertainty – and that was the problem yesterday," he added.

3. "I can cope very well with orthodoxy – Greek Orthodox, Syrian Orthodox, Armenian Orthodox – I can cope with Anglo–Catholicism, evangelicalism, charismatics.

4. You have to cope with these things yourself, but how can you help others to cope when they have nothing whatsoever to do with the matter in hand?

5. Airport operator BAA, fearing its screening procedures will be unable to cope, has erected marquee tents at Terminal 4 to cope with overflows.