Chapbook

A small book hawked about for sale by a chapman; hence, a primer or toy-book. Chape, ( chap,) n. [Fr. chape; from Lat. capere, to re ceive, contain; probably allied to Gr. ske - pě, a covering.] The catch or hook attaching to anything, as the catch of a buckle, the hook of a scabbard, . -The metal tip or case at the end of a scabbard. "The whole theory of the war... in the chape of his dagger." Shaks. Chapeau, ( shap'ō ,) n.; pl . CHAPEAUX, ( shap'oz . ) [Fr., a hat. A hat; as, a chapeau bras. ( Her .) A cap, or head-covering. Chapeau Bras, ( shap'o bra,) n. ( Mil.) A hat which can be flattened and carried under the arm.