nape
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Etymology 1[edit]
Unknown, circa 1300. Possibly from Old Frisian hanap (“goblet”), as there is a hollow at the base of the skull.[1]
Noun[edit]
nape (plural napes)
- The back part of the neck.
Synonyms[edit]
- nucha, nuchal (medicine)
- scruff, scruff of the neck
- withers (of a horse)
Translations[edit]
back part of the neck
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Etymology 2[edit]
From Middle English, 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[edit]
nape (plural napes)
- (obsolete) A tablecloth.
Derived terms[edit]
Etymology 3[edit]
Short for napalm.
Verb[edit]
nape (third-person singular simple present napes, present participle naping, simple past and past participle naped)
- To bombard with napalm.
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Anagrams[edit]
Latin[edit]
Noun[edit]
nāpe
- vocative singular of nāpus
Old French[edit]
Noun[edit]
nape f (oblique plural napes, nominative singular nape, nominative plural napes)
Descendants[edit]
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