Phrases related to: cape-pigeon

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cape of good hope	the southernmost point on the continent of africa	Rate it: (0.00 / 0 votes)
n'avoir que la cape et l'épée	To be titled but penniless (generally used of young officers who have nothing but their pay).	Rate it: (0.00 / 0 votes)
rire dans sa barbe (or, sous cape)	To laugh in one’s sleeve.	Rate it: (0.00 / 0 votes)
rire sous cape (or, sous sa coiffe)	To laugh in one’s sleeve (generally of women. See Barbe.)	Rate it: (0.00 / 0 votes)
roman de cape et d'épée	A romantic, melodramatic tale (e.g. Dumas , Les Trois Mousquetaires).	Rate it: (0.00 / 0 votes)
around the Horn	Following the extremely hazardous naval route around Cape Horn, the southernmost point in South America.	Rate it: (0.00 / 0 votes)
homing pigeon	bird	Rate it: (0.00 / 0 votes)
homing pigeon	racing bird	Rate it: (0.00 / 0 votes)
pigeon-toed	To stand, walk, or carry the feet in such a way that the toes of each foot face toward each other and the knees also turn inward toward each other--like a pigeon's toes.	Rate it: (0.00 / 0 votes)
promunturium superare	to double a cape.	Rate it: (0.00 / 0 votes)
rester dans les cartons	To be pigeon-holed.	Rate it: (0.00 / 0 votes)
superare insulam, promunturium	to double an island, cape.	Rate it: (0.00 / 0 votes)