nape

See also: NAPE

English

A geisha, with unpainted nape.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /neɪp/
  • Rhymes: -eɪp

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)

  1. The back part of the neck.
  2. (zoology) The part of a fish immediately behind the head.
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Etymology 2

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

nape (plural napes)

  1. (obsolete) A tablecloth.
Derived terms

Etymology 3

Short for napalm.

Verb

nape (third-person singular simple present napes, present participle naping, simple past and past participle naped)

  1. To bombard with napalm.

References

  1. ↑ “nape” in Douglas Harper, Online Etymology Dictionary, 2001–2018.

Anagrams

Latin

Noun

nāpe

  1. vocative singular of nāpus

Old French

Noun

nape f (oblique plural napes, nominative singular nape, nominative plural napes)

  1. table cloth

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