: wearing a cape
… had degenerated into one dreary cartoon after another about some caped superhero with a square jaw and no visible sense of humor.David Handler
used especially in referring to the fictional superhero Batman as "the Caped Crusader"
Batman … developed from the stygian vigilante of the thirties into the campy Caped Crusader of the sixties, only to end up a neurotic avenger in the eighties.Wigwag

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The actress and activist wore on the red carpet a structured brown cashmere Bottega Veneta dress with a caped silhouette paired with Bottega Veneta's Canalazzo pumps, which retail for $1,150, as she was joined by her costars in the film, Kiernan Shipka and Brenda Song. Escher Walcott, People.com, 11 Dec. 2024 Or other caped and bloodthirsty monsters like the late Chilean military dictator, Gen. Augusto Pinochet. Tim Padgett, Sun Sentinel, 18 Aug. 2024 Eiza Gonzalez Eiza Gonzalez embraced the sheer trend, selecting a pleated orange Gucci gown featuring a caped one-shoulder silhouette. Alex Badia, WWD, 3 Nov. 2024 While neither film has adhered absolutely to the Batman source material, a child version of Bruce Wayne (who, in the comics and films, goes on to become the caped superhero) appeared in the first movie, albeit at least four decades younger than Arthur. Joey Nolfi, EW.com, 5 Oct. 2024 See all Example Sentences for caped 

Word History

First Known Use

1896, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of caped was in 1896

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“Caped.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/caped. Accessed 22 Dec. 2024.

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