Cape \Cape\ (k[=a]p), n. [F. cap, fr. It. capo head, cape, fr.
   L. caput heat, end, point. See Chief.]
   A piece or point of land, extending beyond the adjacent coast
   into the sea or a lake; a promontory; a headland.
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   Cape buffalo (Zool.) a large and powerful buffalo of South
      Africa (Bubalus Caffer). It is said to be the most
      dangerous wild beast of Africa. See Buffalo, 2.

   Cape jasmine, Cape jessamine. See Jasmine.

   Cape pigeon (Zool.), a petrel (Daptium Capense) common
      off the Cape of Good Hope. It is about the size of a
      pigeon.

   Cape wine, wine made in South Africa [Eng.]

   The Cape, the Cape of Good Hope, in the general sense of
      the southern extremity of Africa. Also used of Cape Horn,
      and, in New England, of Cape Cod.
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