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chapes

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noun

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The correct spelling is chapes. The piece by which an object is attached to something, such as the frog of a scabbard or the metal loop at the back of a buckle by which it is fastened to a strap.

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noun

  1. 1.The piece by which an object is attached to something, such as the frog of a scabbard or the metal loop at the back of a buckle by which it is fastened to a strap.
  2. 2.The transverse guard of a sword or dagger.
  3. 3.The lower metallic cap of a sword's scabbard.

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