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cope

cope

9.5
A stone or brick placed on top of a wall to protect it
  • noun
  • /koʊp/
  • Specialized
translation icon : remate
  • To create a clean look, we chose a stone cope for the pool's edge.

Examples

  • The contractor recommended using a smooth cope to finish the top of the brick wall.

  • Just turn the corner and that's what the coping saw allows you to do is to OK, don't screw me going below the line there.

  • So along here the pool coping, as I've been told, is white crazy page and then we're gonna redo these steps down here with white crazy page.

  • The edges of the wall were finished with a decorative cope that prevented water from seeping in.

Synonyms

coping
vscope
  • Specialized
27 7.5

A top stone or brick layer on a wall that protects it from rain

has identical meaning but is an alternative form
capstone
vscope
1 6.8

A stone placed on the top of a wall or building to finish and protect it

is a sideways protective top rather than only a finishing element
coping stone
vscope
  • Specialized
7.8

A flat stone on top of a wall that protects it from rain

is placed sideways specifically to form a protective finish
copestone
vscope
  • Archaic
9.9

A stone on top of a wall that protects and finishes it

is placed sideways rather than merely sitting as the top piece

Surface Forms

cope singular
copes plural

Etymology

Cope for the stone or brick on top of a wall comes from an old idea of something that 'covers' a top, like a cap. A cope sits on the wall to protect it from weather and to finish it neatly.