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• nap|per — nap|per1 «NAP uhr», noun. a person who takes naps. ╂[< nap1 + er1] nap|per2 «NAP uhr», noun. a person or machine that raises a nap on cloth. ╂[< nap2 + er1] nap|per3 «NAP uhr», noun …   Useful english dictionary

• nap — 1. v. & n. v.intr. (napped, napping) sleep lightly or briefly. n. a short sleep or doze, esp. by day (took a nap). Phrases and idioms: catch a person napping 1 find a person asleep or off guard. 2 detect in negligence or error. Etymology: OE… …   Useful english dictionary

• nap|kin — «NAP kihn», noun. 1. a piece of soft cloth or paper used at meals for protecting the clothing or for wiping the lips or fingers: »The boys left their dirty, unfolded napkins at the table. SYNONYM(S): serviette. 2. any similar piece, such as a… …   Useful english dictionary

• Cloth — (kl[o^]th; 115), n.; pl. {Cloths} (kl[o^][th]z; 115), except in the sense of garments, when it is {Clothes} (kl[=o]thz or kl[=o]z). [OE. clath cloth, AS. cl[=a][thorn] cloth, garment; akin to D. kleed, Icel. kl[ae][eth]i, Dan. kl[ae]de, cloth, Sw …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Cloth measure — Cloth Cloth (kl[o^]th; 115), n.; pl. {Cloths} (kl[o^][th]z; 115), except in the sense of garments, when it is {Clothes} (kl[=o]thz or kl[=o]z). [OE. clath cloth, AS. cl[=a][thorn] cloth, garment; akin to D. kleed, Icel. kl[ae][eth]i, Dan.… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Cloth of gold — Cloth Cloth (kl[o^]th; 115), n.; pl. {Cloths} (kl[o^][th]z; 115), except in the sense of garments, when it is {Clothes} (kl[=o]thz or kl[=o]z). [OE. clath cloth, AS. cl[=a][thorn] cloth, garment; akin to D. kleed, Icel. kl[ae][eth]i, Dan.… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Cloth paper — Cloth Cloth (kl[o^]th; 115), n.; pl. {Cloths} (kl[o^][th]z; 115), except in the sense of garments, when it is {Clothes} (kl[=o]thz or kl[=o]z). [OE. clath cloth, AS. cl[=a][thorn] cloth, garment; akin to D. kleed, Icel. kl[ae][eth]i, Dan.… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• nap — nap1 [nap] vi. napped, napping [ME nappen < OE hnappian, akin to OHG hnaffezan] 1. to doze or sleep lightly for a short time 2. to be careless or unprepared n. a brief, light sleep; doze nap2 [nap] n. [ …   English World dictionary

• nap|pi|ness — «NAP ee nihs», noun. the quality of having a nap, especially a thick nap, as on cloth …   Useful english dictionary

• Nap — 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… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Nap (textile) — For other uses, see Nap (disambiguation). A cloth with a nap. Primarily, nap is the raised (fuzzy) surface on certain kinds of cloth, such as velvet. Nap can refer additionally to other surfaces that look like the surface of a napped cloth, such… …   Wikipedia