Plural of capework; multiple examples of decorative work on capes, or a workshop or factory specializing in cape production and decoration.
From capework plus the plural suffix -s, or as a compound of 'cape' plus 'works' (meaning factories or workshops, from Old English).
Medieval cities had guild-controlled capeworks and tailoring workshops where apprentices spent years learning the art of fine cape-making—these were centers of fashion innovation.
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