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nape

[neyp, nap] Pronunciation Key

–noun

the back of the neck (usually used in the phrase nape of the neck).

[Origin: 1300–50; ME

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nape (nāp, nāp) Pronunciation Key
n. The back of the neck.

[Middle English.]

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nape

"back of the neck," c.1300, of unknown origin, perhaps from O.Fr. hanap "a goblet," in reference to the hollow at the base of the skull.

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nape
noun
the back side of the neck

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Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This

Nape

Nape\, n. [Perh. akin to knap a knop.] The back part of the neck. --Spenser.

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American Heritage Abbreviations Dictionary 3rd Edition - Cite This Source - Share This

NAPE
National Association of Physicians for the Environment

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