The lower metallic cap at the end of a sword's scabbard. / Alternative form of chappe (“rainguard”) (piece fitted to a sword's crossguard).

plural of chape

(obsolete) Furnished with a chape or chapes.

plural of chapeau

A hat. / (heraldry) A cap of maintenance. / The mass of grape solids that floats on the surface during the fermentation of wine.

well done, a verbal representation of a hat tip

A bicorne hat designed to be compressed and carried under the arm, formerly worn on dress occasions by men in the 18th century, and later in the United States Army by general and staff officers.

A piece of performance art in which the performer manipulates a piece of fabric into the shapes of various hats.

Wearing a chapeau.