nape
English
Pronunciation
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.[1]. More at nap.
Noun
nape (plural napes)
Synonyms
- nucha, nuchal (medicine)
- scruff, scruff of the neck
- withers (of a horse)
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Etymology 2
From (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Middle English, from (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Old French nape, nappe (“a cloth”), from (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Medieval Latin nappa, napa (“cloth, table-cloth, sheet”), alteration of (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Latin mappa (“a cloth, napkin, towel”). More at map, apron.
Noun
nape (plural napes)
- (obsolete) A tablecloth.
Derived terms
Etymology 3
Short for napalm.
Verb
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- (transitive, military, slang) To bombard with napalm.
References
- ^ Douglas Harper (2001–2024) “nape”, in Online Etymology Dictionary.
Anagrams
Latin
Noun
(deprecated template usage) nāpe
Middle English
Etymology 1
Unknown.
Alternative forms
Pronunciation
Noun
nape (plural napys)
- The nape; the neck's rear.
- The nape of a fish; the part below a fish's head.
Derived terms
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
Noun
nape
- (rare except in compound words) tablecloth
Related terms
Descendants
- English: nape (obsolete)
References
- “nāpe (n.(2))”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-07-30.
Etymology 3
From Old English hnappian.
Verb
nape
- Alternative form of nappen
Etymology 4
From nape (noun).
Verb
nape
- Alternative form of napyn
Old French
Etymology
Noun
nape oblique singular, f (oblique plural napes, nominative singular nape, nominative plural napes)
- table cloth
- circa 1170, Chrétien de Troyes, Érec et Énide:
- Tables mises, et napes sus
- Tables were laid, with table cloths on them
Descendants
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