Chape

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Chape \Chape\, n. [F., a churchman's cope, a cover, a chape, fr.
     L. cappa. See {Cap}.]
     1. The piece by which an object is attached to something, 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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     2. The transverse guard of a sword or dagger.
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     3. The metal plate or tip which protects the end of a
        scabbard, belt, etc. --Knight.
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