Толковый словарь английского языка - cope

I. noun Etymology: Middle English, from Old English -cāp, from Late Latin cappa head covering Date: 13th century a long enveloping ecclesiastical vestment, 2. something resembling a ~ (as by concealing or covering) , coping, II. transitive verb (~d; coping) Date: 14th century to cover or furnish with a ~, III. verb (~d; coping) Etymology: Middle English ~n, coupen, from Anglo-French couper to strike, cut, from cop, colp blow, from Late Latin colpus, alteration of Latin colaphus, from Greek kolaphos buffet Date: 14th century intransitive verb strike, fight, 2. to maintain a contest or combat usually on even terms or with success, to deal with and attempt to overcome problems and difficulties, meet, encounter, transitive verb to meet in combat, to come in contact with, match, IV. transitive verb (~d; coping) Etymology: probably from French couper to cut Date: circa 1901 to shape (a structural member) to fit a coping or conform to the shape of another member, notch