Cope — Defs

01 n. A covering for the head.

1.
A covering for the head.[Obs.]
2.
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.
3.
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.
“A hundred and sixty priests all in their copes.” — Bp. Burnet.
4.
An ancient tribute due to the lord of the soil, out of the lead mines in Derbyshire, England.
5.
The top part of a flask or mold; the outer part of a loam mold.(Founding)

02 v. i. To form a cope or arch; to bend or arch; to bow.

1.
To form a cope or arch; to bend or arch; to bow.[Obs.]
“Some bending down and coping toward the earth.” — Holland.

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

04 v. i. To exchange or barter.

imp. & p. p. Coped; p. pr. & vb. n. Coping

1.
To exchange or barter.[Obs.]
2.
To encounter; to meet; to have to do with.
“Horatio, thou art e'en as just a man As e'er my conversation coped withal.” — Shak.
3.
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.
“Host coped with host, dire was the din of war.” — Philips.

“Their generals have not been able to cope with the troops of Athens.” — Addison.

05 v. t. To bargain for; to buy.

1.
To bargain for; to buy.[Obs.]
2.
To make return for; to requite; to repay.[Obs.]
“three thousand ducats due unto the Jew, We freely cope your courteous pains withal.” — Shak.
3.
To match one's self against; to meet; to encounter.
“I love to cope him in these sullen fits.” — Shak.

“They say he yesterday coped Hector in the battle, and struck him down.” — Shak.