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/nayp, nap/, n.the back of the neck (usually used in the phrase nape of the neck).[1300-50; ME]
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Nape — (griech. Νάπη, bewaldetes Tal, Schlucht ) ist in der Antike der Name eines Ortes auf Lesbos: Nape (Lesbos) eines Bergbaureviers in Attika: Nape (Attika) der Personifikation des Waldtals: Nape (Personifikation) eines der Hunde des Aktaion, nach… … Deutsch Wikipedia
Nape — (n[=a]p), n. [Perh. akin to knap a knop.] The back part of the neck. Spenser. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
nape — ⇒NAPE, subst. fém. Région (Centre). Nénuphar, nymphéa. Si, par bonheur, il ne s était pas noyé dans la rivière, on pouvait toujours bien dire qu il s était noyé dans son chagrin et dans son dépit, au point de rester là comme une souche (...) la… … Encyclopédie Universelle
nape — [neıp] n [singular] literary the bottom part of the back of your neck, where the hair ends ▪ the soft warm nape of her neck … Dictionary of contemporary English
nape — [ neıp ] noun singular the back of your neck: He kissed the nape of her neck … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
nape — nape; sur·nape; … English syllables
Nape — NAPE, es, einer von Aktäons vielen Hunden, welche ihren eigenen Herrn zerrissen. Ovid. Met. III. v. 314. Hygin. Fab. 181 … Gründliches mythologisches Lexikon
nape — (n.) back of the neck, c.1300, of unknown origin, perhaps from O.Fr. hanap a goblet, in reference to the hollow at the base of the skull. The entire absence of forms with initial k makes it difficult to connect the word with the apparently… … Etymology dictionary
nape — ► NOUN ▪ the back of a person s neck. ORIGIN of unknown origin … English terms dictionary
nape — [nāp, nap] n. [ME < ?] the back of the neck … English World dictionary
Nape — For other uses, see Nape (disambiguation). The nape of a Geisha … Wikipedia
