coping
noun/ˈkəʊpɪŋ/
/ˈkəʊpɪŋ/
(architecture)- the top row, usually curved or sloping, of a stone or brick wallOxford Collocations DictionaryCoping is used before these nouns:
- mechanism
- skill
- strategy
- …
Word Originmid 16th cent.: from the verb cope ‘ to cover with a coping’, originally meaning ‘dress in a cope’, hence ‘to cover’.Definitions on the go
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