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Webster 1913 Edition


Nappy

Nap′py

,
Adj.
[From 1st
Nap
.]
1.
Inclined to sleep; sleepy;
as, to feel
nappy
.
2.
Tending to cause sleepiness; serving to make sleepy; strong; heady;
as,
nappy
ale
.
[Obs.]
Wyatt.

Nap′py

,
Adj.
[From 3d
Nap
.]
Having a nap or pile; downy; shaggy.
Holland.

Nap′py

,
Noun.
;
pl.
Nappies
(#)
.
[OE.
nap
, AS.
hnaep
cup, bowl. See
Hanaper
.]
A round earthen dish, with a flat bottom and sloping sides.
[Written also
nappie
.]

Webster 1828 Edition


Nappy

NAPPY

, frothy; spumy; as nappy beer.