cope2Pronunciation: /kəʊp/Translate cope | into French | into German | into Italian | into Spanish Definition of cope noun a long, loose cloak worn by a priest or bishop on ceremonial occasions. technical or literary a thing resembling or likened to a cloak:the outer shell of clay is called the cope verb [with object] (in building) cover (a joint or structure) with a coping: (as adjective coped)a coped jointOrigin: Middle English (denoting a long outdoor cloak): from medieval Latin capa, variant of late Latin cappa (see cap1 and cape1)cope in other Oxford dictionaries Definition of cope in the US English dictionary
