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单词 napped
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napped1

adjective ˈnaptnæpt
  • usually in combination (of a textile) having a nap, usually of a specified kind.

    a long-napped paint roller
    Example sentencesExamples
    • Even the choice of heavily napped wool, instead of a luxurious silk, suggests the practical aspects of military dress in keeping with the republicanism of the Napoleonic myth.
    • This will ensure that all pieces cut from napped fabric are kept on the same grain.
    • Beaver cloth is a heavy woolen overcoating, napped and pressed down to resemble beaver fur.
    • Outing flannel is a soft, twill or plain weave fabric napped on both sides.
    • Suede is simply the inside layer of a cowhide, pig or lambskin with a napped finish and the same rules of measurement apply.
    • These are linings of cotton, wool or synthetic that is napped to create a flannel-like effect on the face and an unbrushed fabric on the back.
    Synonyms
    downy, down-covered, frizzy, woolly, velvety, silky, silken, satiny, linty, soft

napped2

adjectivenaptnæpt
  • (of food) served in a sauce or other liquid.

    mushrooms napped with melted butter
    Example sentencesExamples
    • Napped with melted butter, and scented with rosemary and mint, that kebob had a tantalizing flavor.
    • My meat arrives sizzling, napped in spices with a halo of crunchy greens around it.
    • What you expect are plump oysters, set on cushion of fresh, blanched spinach, napped with a buttery emulsion and flashed under the grill, just enough to cook the oyster and glaze the sauce.

Origin

1970s: from French napper 'coat with (a sauce)', from nappe 'cloth', figuratively 'pool of liquid', + -ed2.

 
 

napped1

adjectivenæpt
  • usually in combination (of a textile) having a nap, usually of a specified kind.

    a long-napped paint roller
    Example sentencesExamples
    • These are linings of cotton, wool or synthetic that is napped to create a flannel-like effect on the face and an unbrushed fabric on the back.
    • Outing flannel is a soft, twill or plain weave fabric napped on both sides.
    • Even the choice of heavily napped wool, instead of a luxurious silk, suggests the practical aspects of military dress in keeping with the republicanism of the Napoleonic myth.
    • Suede is simply the inside layer of a cowhide, pig or lambskin with a napped finish and the same rules of measurement apply.
    • Beaver cloth is a heavy woolen overcoating, napped and pressed down to resemble beaver fur.
    • This will ensure that all pieces cut from napped fabric are kept on the same grain.
    Synonyms
    downy, down-covered, frizzy, woolly, velvety, silky, silken, satiny, linty, soft

napped2

adjectivenæpt
  • (of food) served in a sauce or other liquid.

    mushrooms napped with melted butter
    Example sentencesExamples
    • My meat arrives sizzling, napped in spices with a halo of crunchy greens around it.
    • Napped with melted butter, and scented with rosemary and mint, that kebob had a tantalizing flavor.
    • What you expect are plump oysters, set on cushion of fresh, blanched spinach, napped with a buttery emulsion and flashed under the grill, just enough to cook the oyster and glaze the sauce.

Origin

1970s: from French napper ‘coat with (a sauce)’, from nappe ‘cloth’, figuratively ‘pool of liquid’, + -ed.

 
 
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