Napless - 2 dictionary results
nap
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[nap] 
noun, verb, napped, nap⋅ping.
–noun
–verb (used with object)
| 1. | the short fuzzy ends of fibers on the surface of cloth, drawn up in napping. |
| 2. | any downy coating, as on plants. |
| 3. | to raise a nap on. |
Origin:
1400–50; late ME noppe, OE -hnoppa (as in wullknoppa, mistake for *wullhnoppa tuft of wool), c. MD, MLG noppe; akin to OE hnoppian to pluck
1400–50; late ME noppe, OE -hnoppa (as in wullknoppa, mistake for *wullhnoppa tuft of wool), c. MD, MLG noppe; akin to OE hnoppian to pluck
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Napless
Nap"less\, a. Without nap; threadbare. --Shak.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc.
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