Chape

[tʃeip]

Definition

(n.) The piece by which an object is attached to something, as the frog of a scabbard or the metal loop at the back of a buckle by which it is fastened to a strap.

(n.) The transverse guard of a sword or dagger.

(n.) The metal plate or tip which protects the end of a scabbard, belt, etc.

Typist: Marvin

Definition

n. the plate of metal at the point of a scabbard: the catch or hook by which the sheath of a weapon was attached to the belt.—adj. Chape′less.

Edited by Abraham