Cope vs. Cops

Copeverb

(intransitive) To deal effectively with something, especially if difficult.

Copeverb

To cut and form a mitred joint in wood or metal.

Copeverb

(falconry) To clip the beak or talons of a bird.

Copeverb

(transitive) To cover (a joint or structure) with coping.

Copeverb

(intransitive) To form a cope or arch; to bend or arch; to bow.

Copeverb

(obsolete) To bargain for; to buy.

Copeverb

(obsolete) To exchange or barter.

Copeverb

(obsolete) To make return for; to requite; to repay.

Copeverb

(obsolete) To match oneself against; to meet; to encounter.

Copeverb

(obsolete) To encounter; to meet; to have to do with.

Copenoun

A long, loose cloak worn by a priest, deacon, or bishop when presiding over a ceremony other than the Mass.

Copenoun

Any covering such as a canopy or a mantle.

Copenoun

(literary) The vault or canopy of the skies, heavens etc.

Copenoun

(construction) A covering piece on top of a wall exposed to the weather, usually made of metal, masonry, or stone, and sloped to carry off water.

Copenoun

(foundry) The top part of a sand casting mold.

Copenoun

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

Copenoun

A covering for the head.

Copenoun

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.

Copenoun

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.

Copenoun

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

Copenoun

The top part of a flask or mold; the outer part of a loam mold.

Copeverb

To form a cope or arch; to bend or arch; to bow.

Copeverb

To pare the beak or talons of (a hawk).

Copeverb

To exchange or barter.

Copeverb

To encounter; to meet; to have to do with.

Copeverb

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.

Copeverb

To bargain for; to buy.

Copeverb

To make return for; to requite; to repay.

Copeverb

To match one's self against; to meet; to encounter.

Copenoun

brick that is laid sideways at the top of a wall

Copeverb

come to terms or deal successfully with;

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.

Copsnoun

The connecting crook of a harrow.