Southern England:| Kieli | Käännökset |
|---|---|
| portugali | ponteira |
| suomi | kenkäin |
| Monikko | chapes |
(archaic) 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.
A buckle chape; this is the plate on the right. It connects the buckle to the (missing) strap.
The lower metallic cap at the end of a sword's scabbard.
Scabbard chape from the St Ninian's Isle Treasure