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Definitions for nape
neɪp, næpnape

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. nape, scruff, nuchanoun

    the back side of the neck

Samuel Johnson's Dictionary

  1. NAPEnoun

    The joint of the neck behind.

    Etymology: Of uncertain etymology. Stephen Skinner imagines it to come from nap, the hair that grows on it; Franciscus Junius, with his usual Greek sagacity, from νάϖη, a hill; perhaps from the same root with knob.

    Turn your eyes towards the napes of your necks, and make but an interiour survey of your good selves. William Shakespeare.

    Domitian dreamed, the night before he was slain, that a golden head was growing out of the nape of his neck. Francis Bacon.

Wikipedia

  1. Nape

    The nape is the back of the neck. In technical anatomical/medical terminology, the nape is also called the nucha (from the Medieval Latin rendering of the Arabic نُخَاع, "spinal marrow"). The corresponding adjective is nuchal, as in the term nuchal rigidity for neck stiffness. In many mammals the nape bears a loose, non-sensitive area of skin, known as the scruff, by which a mother carries her young by her teeth, temporarily immobilizing it during transport. In the mating of cats the male will grip the female's scruff with his teeth to help immobilize her during the act, a form of pinch-induced behavioral inhibition.

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  1. nape

    The nape is the back part of the neck, located just below the hairline.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Napenoun

    the back part of the neck

  2. Etymology: [Perh. akin to knap a knop.]

Wikidata

  1. Nape

    The nape is the back of the neck. In technical anatomical/medical terminology, the nape is referred to by the word nucha, which also gives the adjective corresponding to "nape" in English, "nuchal". In many mammals, the nape is the site of the scruff, a loose, non-sensitive area of skin by which the mother can carry her young, holding the scruff between her teeth. In domestic cats, the scruff is used when a mother cat transfers her kittens to a new nest or den site, and in mating, when the male cat grips the female cat's scruff with his teeth to help keep her relatively immobile. In traditional Japanese culture, the nape was one of the few areas of the body left uncovered by women's attire. The nape of a woman's neck held a strong attraction for many Japanese men. The nape is sometimes a target of body piercing.

Chambers 20th Century Dictionary

  1. Nape

    nāp, n. the back upper part of the neck, perhaps so called from the knob or projecting point of the neck behind. [Knap, knob.]

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Surnames Frequency by Census Records

  1. NAPE

    According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Nape is ranked #84136 in terms of the most common surnames in America.

    The Nape surname appeared 223 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 0 would have the surname Nape.

    62.3% or 139 total occurrences were White.
    34.9% or 78 total occurrences were of Hispanic origin.

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  2. pean

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  4. pane

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of nape in Chaldean Numerology is: 1

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of nape in Pythagorean Numerology is: 9

Examples of nape in a Sentence

  1. Sean Davies:

    In obese people, it appears that the intestinal tract fails to make enough NAPE in response to a meal, so there is a weaker signal to the brain that enough food has been eaten.

  2. Scott C. Holstad:

    i want to hold her to me, take away her pain, fear, make her believe someone gives a shit. i want to stroke the nape of her soft downy neck, cover her eyes with my hand, feel her cheeks quiver beneath -- i want to know her, but like one wounded she won’t let them close. she’s afraid to live life at times she feels a feeling similar to one she had as a child but when it appears she pushes the plunger and it disappears.

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