capotes
Long hooded cloaks
Capotes is the plural of capote, a long hooded cloak or coat.
The word appears in historical contexts describing military or frontier garments: The French soldiers wore their capotes against the winter cold.
In card games, particularly piquet, a capote is winning all twelve tricks—a clean sweep.
Sleeveless outer wrap
- hoodAttached head covering
- coatOuter garment or layer
- mantleCovering or wrap
- overcoatLong warm outer garment
outerwear · wrap · bonnet · greatcoat · military · uniform · cavalry · French
Cold War-era president
- authorCreator of written works
- writerCreator of texts
- journalismNews gathering and dissemination
- novelistWriter of prose narratives
Breakfast at Tiffany's · nonfiction · Southern · celebrity · socialite · New York · interview · prose
Slender paddled vessel
- birchbarkWhite tree outer layer
- IndigenousOriginal inhabitants of land
- dugoutCarved-log canoe
- coveringLayer that shields or hides
watercraft · paddling · traditional · Native American · voyageur · fur trade · stretched · skin
cloak
Sleeveless outer wrap
overcoat · outerwear · wrap · bonnet · greatcoat · military · uniform · cavalry · French · wool
Truman
Cold War-era president
- authorCreator of written works
- writerCreator of texts
- journalismNews gathering and dissemination
Breakfast at Tiffany's · novelist · nonfiction · Southern · celebrity · socialite · New York · interview · prose · storytelling
canoe
Slender paddled vessel
- birchbarkWhite tree outer layer
- IndigenousOriginal inhabitants of land
- dugoutCarved-log canoe
covering · watercraft · paddling · traditional · Native American · voyageur · fur trade · stretched · skin · frame