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nappe
English
Etymology
From French nappe.
Pronunciation
- (UK) IPA(key): /nap/
Noun
nappe (plural nappes)
- The profile of a body of water flowing over an obstruction in a vertical drop.
- (mathematics) Either of the two parts of a double cone.
- (geology) A sheet-like mass of rock that has been folded over adjacent strata.
- 2004, Richard Fortey, The Earth, Folio Society 2011, p. 96:
- The generation of an Alpine mountain range is a matter of piling on the nappes.
- 2004, Richard Fortey, The Earth, Folio Society 2011, p. 96:
- (hydraulics) Geological nappe whose underside is not in contact with the overflow structure and is at ambient atmospheric pressure.
- (cooking) The ability of a liquid to coat the back of a spoon, etc.
Translations
Verb
nappe (third-person singular simple present nappes, present participle napping, simple past and past participle napped)
- (cooking) To coat (a food) with liquid.
- to nappe a leg of lamb with glaze
Anagrams
- 'appen, NAEPP
French
Etymology
From Latin mappa.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /nap/
Noun
nappe f (plural nappes)
- tablecloth
- layer (of gas, oil etc.); sheet (of water)
- ribbon cable
- une nappe IDE
Derived terms
- nappe phréatique
Verb
nappe
- first-person singular present indicative of napper
- third-person singular present indicative of napper
- first-person singular present subjunctive of napper
- third-person singular present subjunctive of napper
- second-person singular imperative of napper
Further reading
- “nappe” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).
Italian
Pronunciation
- Rhymes: -appe
Noun
nappe f
- plural of nappa
Middle English
Etymology 1
From Old English hnæpp.
Noun
nappe
- Alternative form of nap (“drinking bowl”)
Etymology 2
A back-formation from nappen.
Noun
nappe
- Alternative form of nap (“nap”)
Etymology 3
From Old English hnappian.
Verb
nappe
- Alternative form of nappen
Norwegian Bokmål
Etymology
Related to Old Norse hneppa
Verb
nappe (imperative napp, present tense napper, passive nappes, simple past and past participle nappa or nappet, present participle nappende)
- to grab, snatch
- to pluck, yank
References
- “nappe” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
Yola
Etymology
From Middle English nap.
Noun
nappe
- a nap, sleep
References
- Jacob Poole (1867) , William Barnes, editor, A glossary, with some pieces of verse, of the old dialect of the English colony in the baronies of Forth and Bargy, County of Wexford, Ireland, J. Russell Smith, ?ISBN
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napper
English
Etymology
nap +? -er
Pronunciation
Noun
napper (plural nappers)
- a person who takes a nap
- (obsolete) a sheep stealer
- (slang) the head
- 2011, Jeremy Roberts, Let's Not And Say We Did (page 96)
- As he walked back to his flat after meekly apologising, he wondered why a severe pain in his napper could affect the lead in his pencil.
- 1911, Charles Collins, Fred E. Terry and E.A. Sheppard, "Any Old Iron", British Music Hall song
- You look so dapper from your napper to your feet.
- 2011, Jeremy Roberts, Let's Not And Say We Did (page 96)
- (obsolete) a machine used to raise the nap on cloth
Synonyms
- (sheep thief): sheepstealer
Hypernyms
- (sheep thief): see Thesaurus:rustler
Anagrams
- papern, rappen
French
Etymology
nappe +? -er
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /na.pe/
Verb
napper
- (cooking) to cover (to cover something with sauce)
Conjugation
Further reading
- “napper” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).
Norwegian Bokmål
Verb
napper
- present of nappe
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