释义 |
nap2 /nap/ noun- A woolly surface on cloth, now (distinguished from pile) such a surface raised by a finishing process, not made in the weaving
- The woolly surface removed in the process
- A cloth with such a surface
- A downy covering or surface on anything
- Bedding or a bedroll (Aust informal)
transitive verb (nappˈing; napped)- To raise a nap on
- To remove nap from
ORIGIN: ME noppe; appar from MDu or MLGer noppe napˈless adjective Without nap, threadbare nappˈiness noun nappˈy adjective - Downy
- Shaggy
- Frizzy (US inf)
nappy2 /napˈi/ adjective- (of liquor, esp beer) having a head, frothy
- Heady, strong
- Tipsy
- (of a horse) nervous, jumpy, excitable
noun Strong ale ORIGIN: Perh from nappy shaggy; see under nap2 |