Definition of "copes" [copes]

• Plural form of cope. (noun)
• Third-person singular simple present indicative form of cope. (verb)

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• "Monks of the abbey vested in copes singing the chants:"
• "Then, carried on cushions, were seven mitres covered with jewels, representing the seven archbishops, more crosses and candles, clergy in copes, and all the great people of the Church."
• "However the friend takes one look at the Coke can and reels with shock - there is no way that a piece of junk is going to be applied to the nice new BMW, so the friend simply 'copes' with wobbly handlebars for the rest of the journey."