Meanings
adjectivechapeless (not comparable)
- not comparableWithout a chape.
an old rusty sword ta'en out of the town / armoury, with a broken hilt, and chapeless;
c. 1590–1592, William Shakespeare, The Taming of the Shrew, act 3, scene 2, lines 46–47
Origin
From chape + -less. Piecewise doublet of capless and capeless.
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APA
chapeless. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/chapeless
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“chapeless.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/chapeless. Accessed November 3, 2026.
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WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “chapeless,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/chapeless.
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