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  • noun Plural form of cope.
  • verb Third-person singular simple present indicative form of cope.

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Examples

  • Monks of the abbey vested in copes singing the chants:

    More from Montecassino 2009

  • Then, carried on cushions, were seven mitres covered with jewels, representing the seven archbishops, more crosses and candles, clergy in copes, and all the great people of the Church.

    The Romance of Isabel, Lady Burton William Henry Burton Wilkins 1897

  • However the friend takes one look at the Coke can and reels with shock - there is no way that a piece of junk is going to be applied to the nice new BMW, so the friend simply 'copes' with wobbly handlebars for the rest of the journey.

    Archive 2005-10-01 Sam Norton 2005

  • However the friend takes one look at the Coke can and reels with shock - there is no way that a piece of junk is going to be applied to the nice new BMW, so the friend simply 'copes' with wobbly handlebars for the rest of the journey.

    A classic hat Sam Norton 2005

  • No doubt the "copes" of the friars, to which we find so many references in the Wycliffite literature and in the writings of

    The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 4: Clandestinity-Diocesan Chancery 1840-1916 1913

  • Hmmm ... seems like we may need to define the terms "copes" and "efficiently" ...

    ZDNet Australia 2010

  • Hmmm ... seems like we may need to define the terms "copes" and "efficiently" ...

    ZDNet Australia 2010

  • Looking how the DWP / Jobcentre Plus "copes" with relativly low unemploment, I fail to see how chucking more money without reforming it going to help?

    Guy Fawkes' blog 2009

  • Looking how the DWP / Jobcentre Plus "copes" with relativly low unemploment, I fail to see how chucking more money without reforming it going to help?

    British Blogs 2009

  • A relationship breakup or divorce can bring on such a season, and even though everyone copes with the loss of a relationship differently, something that might help is paying attention to exceptions to the norm.

    Mary Darling Montero, LCSW: Feeling Depressed? Pay Attention To The Good Days LCSW Mary Darling Montero 2011

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