Cape

:For the geographical landform: see headlands and bays.

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Geographical - Landform - Headlands and bays

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:For other uses of "cape", see Cape (disambiguation).

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A cape is an article of clothing, and can be used to describe any sleeveless outer garment, such as a poncho, but usually it is a long garment that covers only the back half of the wearer, fastening about the neck of the wearer. They were common in medieval Europe, and have periodic returns to fashion, for example in nineteenth century Europe. They remain in regular use as rainwear in various military units and police forces, for example in France and the United Kingdom. Perhaps for this reason, capes became associated with fascism in Italy during the 1920s. A gas cape was a voluminous military garment designed to give rain protection to someone wearing the bulky gas masks used in twentieth century wars.

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Clothing - Poncho - Medieval - Europe - Fashion - Nineteenth century - Military - Police - France - United Kingdom - Fascism - Italy - 1920 - Gas mask - Twentieth century

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In fashionwear, the word cape usually refers to a shorter garment and cloak to a full-length version of the same type of garment, and although the two are sometimes used synonymously for full-length coverings, the shortest versions are never referred to as cloaks. The fashion cape does not cover the front to any appreciable degree.

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