nape
the back of the neck (usually used in the phrase nape of the neck).
Origin of nape
1Words Nearby nape
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How to use nape in a sentence
Shiftall, a subsidiary of Panasonic, has a bodysuit that makes you feel temperature changes via a sensor placed on the nape of the neck.
The Metaverse Ideas From CES 2022 That We’re Most Excited – and Confused – About | Andrew R. Chow | January 13, 2022 | TimeThis shadow follows my every move, an uncomfortable chill on the nape of my neck.
His black hair sweeps back from the crest of his high forehead and laps at the nape of his neck; his lips are pursed.
Meet Alexandre Desplat, Hollywood’s Master Composer | Andrew Romano | February 11, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTHis gray hair curls at the nape, but he is as graceful as he was in 1949, his timing as immaculate.
Marty Reisman: The Magical Hustler Who Saved a Classic Game | Harold Evans | December 10, 2012 | THE DAILY BEASTOref—The homefront, although literally, the back of the neck, the nape.
From there, the pain shoots out toward my temple and down to the nape of my neck.
If a man has hired an ox and has crushed its foot or has cut its nape, ox for ox to the owner of the ox he shall render.
The Oldest Code of Laws in the World | Hammurabi, King of BabylonShe knew that Harney liked to see its reddish edges ruffled about her forehead and breaking into little rings at the nape.
Summer | Edith WhartonThey approached in a friendly manner, “dancing and making many signs of joy, saying in their tongue nape tondamen assuath.”
The Indian in his Wigwam | Henry R. SchoolcraftIn this connexion, I need merely allude to the production of voluptuous sensations by tickling the nape of the neck.
The Sexual Life of the Child | Albert MollAjax grabbed him by the nape of the neck and seat of his uniform, nearly ruining one of the epaulets.
Watch Yourself Go By | Al. G. Field
British Dictionary definitions for nape (1 of 2)
/ (neɪp) /
the back of the neck: Related adjective: nuchal
Origin of nape
1British Dictionary definitions for nape (2 of 2)
/ (neɪp) /
(tr) US military slang to attack with napalm
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