noun
- A long cloak or overcoat, typically with a hood or cape.
- In card games such as piquet, the winning of all tricks or points in a hand.
Usage: archaic; historical
Usage: card games
Examples
- The nobleman wore a heavy capot over his doublet to shield himself from the winter cold.
- In piquet, scoring a capot is a significant achievement that earns bonus points.
- Medieval travelers often donned a capot for protection during long journeys.
- She achieved a capot in the final hand, winning every trick on the table.