Coping

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mid 16th century: from the verb cope2, originally meaning ‘dress in a cope’, hence ‘to cover’.

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From cope (sense 2), used in the sense "dress in a cope," "to cover."

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coping (n.)

c. 1600 as an architectural term, "the top or cover of a wall, usually sloped to shed water," a specialized use of cope (n.), the cape-like vestment worn by priests, which is a a variant of cape (n.1). Cope (v.) "to provide (someone) with a cope or cloak" is attested from late 14c., and in the architectural sense of "to form a cope, bend as an arch or vault" it is recorded from 1660s. Coping saw, used for cutting curved patterns, is attested by 1887.