Cape and Trench

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Cape noun - A sleeveless garment worn so as to hang over the shoulders, arms, and back.

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Trench and cape are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Trench" instead a noun "Cape".

Nearby Word: caper

Trench noun - A long narrow channel dug in the earth.

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Cape and trench are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Cape" instead a noun "Trench".

Nearby Words: trenchant, trenched, trencher, trenching

full	full cape	full trench
long	long cape	long trench
similar	similar cape	similar trench
single	single cape	single trench
Other adjectives: open, simple, massive, big, black, dark, main, brown, traditional, giant, red, awesome.

Again, it was a cape over a suit, rather than a trench-coat, or at least it certainly was at some prominent point.

Source: Coat, Hat, Mask
Never mind that a trench coat is always a raincoat, and usually has particular features including double-breasted closure, epaulettes, a half-cape, and straps to cinch the cuffs.

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A third style is the great coat, a predecessor of the trench coat but usually much heavier, and with either a wider collar that can be turned up to protect against the wind or a short shoulder cape.

Source: Badass Longcoat

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