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Word entry · 4 letters

nape

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"Back of the neck"

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4 lettersPronunciation /neɪp/Part of speech nounSorted aenpStarts with NEnds with E1 cluesCommon crossword word
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Definitions

  1. the back side of the neck

Word origin

From Middle English nape, naape, of uncertain origin. Possibly from Old French hanap (“goblet”), from Frankish *hnapp, from Proto-Germanic *hnappaz ( > Old English hnæpp, hnæp (“cup, bowl, goblet”)), as there is a hollow at the base of the skull. More at nap.

Used in a sentence

  • He was still stroking Radar, long glides of his hand from nape to tail.

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