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A protective cap, top, or cover of wall, parapet, pilaster, or chimney; often of stone, terra-cotta, concrete, metal, or wood. May be flat, but commonly sloping, double-beveled, or curved to shed water so as to protect masonry below from penetration of water from above. Most effective if extended beyond wall face and cut with a drip. Also see featheredged coping.

coping of terra-cotta

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A face-saving mechanism employed to meet perceived threats to prestige and self-esteem (for example, after losing a competition, or after retirement and desocialization). Coping applies to teams and individuals and is regarded as being positive if it enables threats to be successfully dealt with.

n
thimble

A thin metal covering or cap over a prepared tooth.

For a list of words related to coping, see:

• Windows, Walls, and Facades - coping: finishing or protective cap to exterior masonry wall
• Mental States, Processes, and Behavior - coping: ability to function in society despite any of various conditions or disorders

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Dansk (Danish)
n. - afdækning, dæksten, murtag

idioms:

• coping stone    dæksten

Nederlands (Dutch)
muurkap

Français (French)
n. - (Archit) chaperon

idioms:

• coping stone    pierre de couronnement

Deutsch (German)
n. - Mauerkrone

idioms:

• coping stone    Abdeckplatte

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - (αρχιτ.) κατακλείς, σαμάρι τοίχου

idioms:

• coping stone    λίθος στέψης τοίχου

Italiano (Italian)
cimasa

idioms:

• coping stone    pietra per cimasa

Português (Portuguese)
n. - cumeeira (f) (Arquit.), chapéu (m) de muro

idioms:

• coping stone    ato (m) final

Русский (Russian)
парапетная плита

idioms:

• coping stone    карнизный камень

Español (Spanish)
n. - albardilla, mojinete

idioms:

• coping stone    piedra de albardilla

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - krönlist, murkappa

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
顶部, 顶盖, 墙的顶部

idioms:

• coping stone    压顶石, 作最后润饰的一笔

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 頂部, 頂蓋, 牆的頂部

idioms:

• coping stone    壓頂石, 作最後潤飾的一筆

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 돌담 등에 얹는 갓돌, 갓돌 공사

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 笠木, 笠石

idioms:

• coping stone    笠石, 最後の仕上げ

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) أفريز‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮נדבך עליון‬

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