copes

Noun (1)

cope (plural copes)

1. (slang) A coping mechanism or self-delusion one clings to in order to endure a hopeless situation.
   • There was some public grousing about the number of white supremacists attempting to recruit, however; some incels argued that white supremacy was just another "cope"–just another self-deluding attempt to cover over the grim truth of the blackpill.2019, Talia Lavin, Culture Warlords: My Journey Into the Dark Web of White Supremacy, unnumbered page

Noun (2)

cope (plural copes)

1. (derogatory) A long, loose cloak worn by a priest, deacon, or bishop when presiding over a ceremony other than the Mass.
   • […] there went firſt 160 Prieſts, all in their Copes, eight Biſhops next, […]1681, Gilbert Burnet, “Book II. The Life and Reign of Queen Mary.”, in The History of the Reformation of the Church of England. The Second Part, […], London: […] T[homas] H[odgkin] for Richard...
2. (derogatory) Any covering such as a canopy or a mantle.
3. (derogatory, literary) The vault or canopy of the skies, heavens etc.
   • the starry cope of heaven1667, John Milton, “Book IV”, in Paradise Lost. […], London: […] [Samuel Simmons], and are to be sold by Peter Parker […]; [a]nd by Robert Boulter […]; [a]nd Matthias Walker, […], →OCLC; republished...
4. (derogatory) A covering piece on top of a wall exposed to the weather, usually made of metal, masonry, or stone, and sloped to carry off water.
5. (derogatory) The top part of a sand casting mold.

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