chappe

== English == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ʃæp/ === Etymology 1 === From French chappe. Compare chape (from Middle English). ==== Noun ==== chappe (plural chappes) A piece, typically of leather, fitted to the crossguard of European swords of the later medieval period, attested mainly in art, of uncertain purpose. Synonym: rainguard Alternative form of chape (“metal at the bottom of a scabbard”). ==== Further reading ==== === Etymology 2 === ==== Noun ==== chappe (countable and uncountable, plural chappes) Alternative form of schappe (“silk”). chappes and spun silks For quotations using this term, see Citations:chappe. == French == === Noun === chappe f (plural chappes) alternative form of chape === Further reading === “chappe”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012