Capote (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

noun, plural ca·potes [kuh-pohts; French ka-pawt]. /kəˈpoʊts; French kaˈpɔt/.
  1. a long cloak with a hood.
  2. a close-fitting, caplike bonnet worn by women and children in the mid-Victorian period.
  3. a bullfighter's cape; capa.
  4. an adjustable top or hood of a vehicle, as a buggy.
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  1. U.S. novelist, short-story writer, and playwright.
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  1. a long cloak or soldier's coat, usually with a hood
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  1. Truman. 1924–84, US writer; his novels include Other Voices, Other Rooms (1948) and In Cold Blood (1964), based on an actual multiple murder
Capote (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

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