capote

• Suddenly one of the warriors drew from beneath the skirts of his capote, a keen, bright tomahawk—walked rapidly up behind the chieftain—brandished the weapon on high, for a single moment, and then struck with his whole strength. —  Life of Tecumseh, and of His Brother the Prophet
• Hastily donning my fur capote, cap and mittens, and taking my loaded musket, I left the quarters without encountering any person I paused outside to look about, and the scene that met my eyes was a dreary one. —  The Cryptogram A Story of Northwest Canada
• A new capote, also, and-- and--a yard or two of scarlet cloth with a few beads As he made the last request, La Certe attempted to speak insinuatingly, and to look humble Come, that iss pure extravagance," said McKay, remonstrating La Certe could not, dare not, face his wife without these articles. —  The Buffalo Runners A Tale of the Red River Plains
• This he accomplished by means of a strip torn off the poor man's cotton shirt, and the long red worsted belt with which the hunter's capote was bound. —  The Buffalo Runners A Tale of the Red River Plains
• There was good grit in the man, morally and physically, for he was bent on a rescue which involved considerable danger Throwing off his capote, and tightening his belt, he stood on a ledge just below the last fall, intently watching the water The fall was not high, but it was deep, and rushed into a large dark basin with terrible velocity, causing the tormented foam-speckled water to circulate round its edges. —  The Buffalo Runners A Tale of the Red River Plains

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