Noun
A piece, typically of leather, fitted to the crossguard of European swords of the later medieval period, attested mainly in art, of uncertain purpose.
Synonym: rainguard
Alternative form of chape (“metal at the bottom of a scabbard”)
chappe (countable and uncountable, plural chappes)
Alternative form of schappe (“silk”)
chappes and spun silks
Contrary to the extensive definition used by Chappe, Morse argued that the term telegraph can strictly be applied only to systems that transmit and record messages at a distance. Source: Internet
In 1790, the Chappe brothers set about devising a system of communication that would allow the central government to receive intelligence and to transmit orders in the shortest possible time. Source: Internet