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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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scruff
English
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /sk??f/
- Rhymes: -?f
Etymology 1
See scurf.
Noun
scruff (countable and uncountable, plural scruffs)
- Someone with an untidy appearance.
- Stubble, facial hair (on males).
- (obsolete) Crust.
- (obsolete) Scurf.
Derived terms
- scruffy
Translations
Etymology 2
1790, from earlier (1787) scuft, influenced by scruff (“crust”). Related to North Frisian skuft (“back of the neck of a horse”) and Dutch schoft (“withers (of a horse)”), from Proto-Germanic. Compare also Old Norse skopt (“hair of the head”), Gothic ???????????????????? (skuft, “hair of the head”), Middle High German schopf (German Schopf).
Noun
scruff (plural scruffs)
- The loose skin at the back of the neck of some animals.
- (rare) The back of the neck, nape; also scruff of the neck.
- He grabbed his unruly child by the scruff of the neck, and took him home.
Usage notes
Strictly refers to the loose skin at the back of the neck – found on many mammals, though not humans – rather than the back of the neck itself. While this distinction is not always observed, scruff is used almost exclusively in the phrase “to grab [someone/something] by the scruff [of the neck]”.
Synonyms
- nape
- nucha, nuchal (medical)
- withers (of a horse)
Translations
Verb
scruff (third-person singular simple present scruffs, present participle scruffing, simple past and past participle scruffed)
- To lift or carry by the scruff.
See also
- scuff
References
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