Nape Definition

nāp, năp
noun
The back of the neck.
Webster's New World

(obsolete) A tablecloth.

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verb

To bombard with napalm.

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Other Word Forms of Nape

Noun

Singular:
nape
Plural:
napes

Origin of Nape

  • 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.

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  • Unknown, circa 1300. Possibly from Old French hanap (“goblet"), as there is a hollow at the base of the skull.

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  • Short for napalm.

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  • Middle English

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

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