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(), v. i.[imp. & p. p.Napped (); p. pr. & vb. n.Napping ().] [OE. nappen, AS. hnppian to take a nap, to slumber; cf. AS. hnipian to bend one's self, Icel. hnipna, hnpa, to droop.] 1. To have a short sleep; to be drowsy; to doze. Chaucer. 2. To be in a careless, secure state. Wyclif. I took thee napping, unprepared. Hudibras. Nap n.A short sleep; a doze; a siesta. Cowper. Nap n.[OE. noppe, AS. hnoppa; akin to D. nop, Dan. noppe, LG. nobbe.] 1. Woolly or villous surface of felt, cloth, plants, etc.; an external covering of down, of short fine hairs or fibers forming part of the substance of anything, and lying smoothly in one direction; the pile; -- as, the nap of cotton flannel or of broadcloth. 2. pl. The loops which are cut to make the pile, in velvet. Knight. Nap v. t.To raise, or put, a nap on. Nap (), n.Same as Napoleon, 1, below. スポンサード リンク
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