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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 broadcloth
.
2.
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.
To lean, that is, to nod.
1.
A short sleep or slumber.

NAP

,
Verb.
I.
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.

Definition 2024


nắp

nắp

See also: nap, Nap, NAP, Näp, and -nap

Vietnamese

Noun

(classifier cái) nắp

  1. lid, cover

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