keper

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Dutch[edit]

keper

Etymology[edit]

From Middle Dutch keper, from Latin capreus, capreō, from caper (male goat), the same metonymy as modern Dutch bok.

Cognate with Middle High German kepfer, French chevron.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • (file)
  • Rhymes: -eːpər

Noun[edit]

keper m (plural kepers, diminutive kepertje n)

  1. A chevron, construction comprising crossing beams in roof-building etc.
  2. (heraldry) A chevron, comprising crossing bands.
  3. A twill, crossed weaving pattern
  4. A fir (the tree whose wood is mainly used for the building beams etc.)
  5. Some similar or associated ornaments, construction elements, capententry instruments etc.

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