capote /kəˈpəʊt/ noun3 •A long coat or cloak with a hood. •(historical) A coat made from a blanket, worn by 19th-century Canadian woodsmen.The fourth member of our party round the camp-fire that night was a powerfully built trapper, partly French by blood,who wore a gayly colored capote, or blanket-coat, a greasy fur cap, and moccasins. — 1888 •(historical) A close-fitting woman's bonnet.Tied round her head with a large bow and flying blue ribbons under the chin, was a fragile flat Capote like a baby’s bonnet, which allowed her hair to escape in front and her great chignon behind. — 1908 formscapotes