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It is formed from O.H.G. tarni, ‘secret’ (cf. O.E. “dyrne”), and “kappe” from late Latin
The Nibelungenlied 2007
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Dippold in his account of the Nibelung tale speaks of the _Tarn kappe_ or magic
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_Dictionary_ gives cap first, but calls _Tarn kappe_ "hiding cape."
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There are also a few cocoa-palms; yams, as we were told, for we saw none; the _kappe_ of the Friendly Islands, or Virginian _arum_; the _etooa_ tree, and sweet-smelling _gardenia_, or _cape jasmine_.
A General History and Collection of Voyages and Travels, Volume 16 Robert Kerr 1784
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The _kappe_ is commonly regularly planted, and in pretty large spots; but the _mawhaha_ is interspersed amongst other things, as the _jeejee_ and _yams_ are; the last of which I have frequently seen in the insterspaces of the plantain trees at their common distance.
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Anyway, this aptitude is only a passing remark "nirai kakum kappeven seyyum Maglir nirai kakkum kappe thalai" (Tirukkural) (Tamil in English) Under the constitution of India, every citizen, including women has the right to apparel, living and leading life to his / her liking, within the boundary of permitted under law.
rediff.com 2009
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There are alfo a few cocoa-palms j fome yams j the kappe of the Friendly IQands, or Virginian/? r«»; j the etooa tree, and odoriferous gardenia, or cape jaj - mine.
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