† nape-crestn.
Obsolete. rare.
Either of the two plantain-eaters (turacos) of the genus Crinifer, which have dull brownish grey plumage and a crest on the back of the head.
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1840 E. Blyth et al. Cuvier's Animal Kingdom 220 A third genus consists of the Nape-crests (Chizæris, Swainson), which have a rounded beak approaching that of some Trogons.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2003; most recently modified version published online June 2018).
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n.1840- give the lie to
- give the lonsdale
- give the looking on
- give the lowdown
- give the lowdown on
- give the lurch
- give the mantie
- give the mantie to
- give the mantle and the ring
- give the mate
- give the mitten
- give the name to
- give the nap
- give the needle
- give the nod
- give the office
- give the ok
- give the ok to
- give the onset
- give the oo
- give the overthrow
- give the parabien
- give the parabien of
- give the pas
- give the pesame