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nape
English
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ne?p/
- Rhymes: -e?p
Etymology 1
From Middle English nape, naape, of uncertain origin. Possibly from Old French hanap (“goblet”), from Frankish *hnapp, from Proto-Germanic *hnappaz ( > Old English hnæpp, hnæp (“cup, bowl, goblet”)), as there is a hollow at the base of the skull.. More at nap.
Noun
nape (plural napes)
- The back part of the neck.
- (zoology) The part of a fish or bird immediately behind the head.
Synonyms
- nucha, nuchal (medicine)
- scruff, scruff of the neck
- withers (of a horse)
Translations
See also
- hindneck
Etymology 2
From Middle English nape, from Old French nape, nappe (“a cloth”), from Medieval Latin nappa, napa (“cloth, table-cloth, sheet”), alteration of Latin mappa (“a cloth, napkin, towel”). More at map, apron.
Noun
nape (plural napes)
- (obsolete) A tablecloth.
Derived terms
- napkin
- nappie
Etymology 3
Short for napalm.
Noun
nape (uncountable)
- (military, slang) Napalm.
- 1986, Oliver Stone, Platoon (film script)
- RHAH: They got through Alpha Company! Anything behind you don't identify itself, blow it away. Two - air strike's coming in. They gonna lay snake and nape right on the perimeter so stay tight in your holes and don't leave 'em.
- 1986, Oliver Stone, Platoon (film script)
Verb
nape (third-person singular simple present napes, present participle naping, simple past and past participle naped)
- (transitive, military, slang) To bombard with napalm.
References
Anagrams
- -pnea, Pena, neap, pane, pané, pean
Latin
Noun
n?pe
- vocative singular of n?pus
Middle English
Etymology 1
Unknown.
Alternative forms
- naape
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /?na?p(?)/
Noun
nape (plural napys)
- The nape; the neck's rear.
- The nape of a fish; the part below a fish's head.
Derived terms
- napyn
Descendants
- English: nape
References
- “nap, n.(1).”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-07-30.
Etymology 2
From Old French nape, nappe, from Medieval Latin nappa.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /?na?p(?)/
Noun
nape
- (rare except in compound words) tablecloth
Related terms
- napkyn
- naperye
Descendants
- English: nape (obsolete)
References
- “n?pe, n.(2).”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-07-30.
Etymology 3
Verb
nape
- Alternative form of nappen
Etymology 4
Verb
nape
- Alternative form of napyn
Old French
Etymology
From Latin mappa.
Noun
nape f (oblique plural napes, nominative singular nape, nominative plural napes)
- table cloth
Descendants
- English: nape, napkin
- French: nappe
See also
- table
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naps
English
Pronunciation
- Homophone: knaps
Noun
naps
- plural of nap
Noun
naps pl (plural only)
- (slang) kinky or curly hair
- 2009, Rajen Persaud, Why Black Men Love White Women, Simon and Schuster (?ISBN), page 171:
- The short “naps” of the average Sister do not sway in the wind as that of a blonde.
- 2009, Rajen Persaud, Why Black Men Love White Women, Simon and Schuster (?ISBN), page 171:
Verb
naps
- Third-person singular simple present indicative form of nap
Anagrams
- ANPs, NPAS, NSPA, PANs, PNAS, PNAs, Pans, SNAP, SPAN, pans, snap, span
Catalan
Noun
naps
- plural of nap
Estonian
Etymology
From German Schnaps.
Noun
naps (genitive napsu, partitive napsu)
- booze, liquor, spirits; a distilled alcoholic beverage
Declension
Finnish
Interjection
naps
- (onomatopoeic) snap, snip
- yoink; sound of something being snatched or grabbed
- 1963, Yrjö A. Jäntti, Martti Haavio, Suomen sana: kansalliskirjallisuutemme valiolukemisto: Volume 1
- Vinski laski kätensä varovaisesti veteen, lähestyi sormet harallaan nahkiaista ja naps!
- 1963, Yrjö A. Jäntti, Martti Haavio, Suomen sana: kansalliskirjallisuutemme valiolukemisto: Volume 1
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