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| 1. n. (architecture) The top layer of a brick wall, especially one that slopes in order to throw off water. |  |
| 2. n. (psychology) The process of managing taxing circumstances, expending effort to solve personal and interpersonal problems, and seeking to master, minimize, reduce or tolerate stress or conflict. | |
| 3. n. (falconry) Clipping the beak or talons of a bird. | |
| cope | |
| 1. v. (intransitive) To deal effectively with something difficult. | |
| I thought I would never be able to cope with life after the amputation, but I have learned how to be happy again. | |
| 2. v. To cut and form a mitred joint in wood or metal. | |
| 3. v. (falconry) To clip the beak or talons of a bird. | |
| 4. n. A long, loose cloak worn by a priest or bishop on ceremonial occasions. | |
| 5. n. Any covering such as a canopy or a mantle. | |
| 6. n. The "vault" or "canopy" of the skies, heavens etc. | |
| 7. n. (construction) A covering piece on top of a wall exposed to the weather, usually made of metal, masonry, or stone and sloped to carry off water. | |
| 8. n. (foundry) The top part of a sand casting mold. | |
| 9. n. An ancient tribute due to the lord of the soil, out of the lead mines in Derbyshire, England. | |
| 10. v. To cover (a joint or structure) with coping. | |
| 11. v. (intransitive) To form a cope or arch; to bend or arch; to bow. | |
| 12. v. (obsolete) To bargain for; to buy. | |
| 13. v. (obsolete) To exchange or barter. | |
| 14. v. (obsolete) To make return for; to requite; to repay. | |
| 15. v. (obsolete) To match oneself against; to meet; to encounter. | |
| 16. v. (obsolete) To encounter; to meet; to have to do with. | |
