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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
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. 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
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. |