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[ neyp, nap ] SHOW IPA
/ neɪp, næp / PHONETIC RESPELLING
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noun the back of the neck (usually used in the phrase nape of the neck ).
Origin of nape Middle English word dating back to 1300–50
Words nearby nape napa, napa cabbage, Napaeae, napalm, Napata, nape , Naperville, napery, Naphtali, Naphtalite, naphth-
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Example sentences from the Web for nape His gray hair curls at the nape , but he is as graceful as he was in 1949, his timing as immaculate.
Marty Reisman: The Magical Hustler Who Saved a Classic Game | Harold Evans| December 10, 2012| DAILY BEAST
Oref—The homefront, although literally, the back of the neck, the nape .
New Words For A New War | Gil Troy| November 19, 2012| DAILY BEAST
From there, the pain shoots out toward my temple and down to the nape of my neck.
Presidents Can Have Migraines | Dana Goldstein| July 20, 2011| DAILY BEAST
Soft feminine scents rose from her hair; he saw the dark tendrils over the nape of her neck.
A Bed of Roses | W. L. George
This variety has the back and nape nearly a uniform pinkish ruddy with but little streaking.
The Bird Book | Chester A. Reed
The one difference that I can detect is in the coloration of the nape .
Mammals Obtained by Dr. Curt von Wedel from the Barrier Beach of Tamaulipas, Mexico | E. Raymond Hall
So violent was the blow that he could not extricate his dagger from the man's spine, but had to leave it sticking in his nape .
Renaissance in Italy Vol. 3 | John Addington Symonds
I am in doubt as to the meaning of bghn; perhaps the two words stand for joint at the nape of the neck.
The Bbur-nma in English | Babur, Emperor of Hindustan
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British Dictionary definitions for nape (1 of 2) noun the back of the neck Related adjective: nuchal
Word Origin for nape C13: of unknown origin
British Dictionary definitions for nape (2 of 2) verb (tr) US military slang to attack with napalm
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