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Webster 1913 Edition
Nap
Nap
(năp)
, Verb.
I.
[
imp. & p. p.
Napped
(năpt)
; p. pr. & vb. n.
Napping
(năp′pĭng)
.] [OE.
nappen
, AS. hnæppian
to take a nap, to slumber; cf. AS. hnipian
to bend one’s self, Icel. hnipna
, hnīpa
, to droop.] 1.
To have a short sleep; to be drowsy; to doze.
Chaucer.
I took thee
napping
, unprepared. Hudibras.
Nap
,Noun.
A short sleep; a doze; a siesta.
Cowper.
Nap
,Noun.
[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 broadcloth2.
pl.
The loops which are cut to make the pile, in velvet.
Knight.
Nap
,Verb.
T.
To raise, or put, a nap on.
Webster 1828 Edition
Nap
NAP
,Noun.
1.
A short sleep or slumber.NAP
,Verb.
1.
To have a short sleep; to be drowsy.2.
To be in a careless, secure state.NAP
,Noun.
1.
The woolly or villous substance on the surface of cloth. 2.
The downy or soft hairy substance on plants.3.
A knop.