nape

A geisha with unpainted nape.

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Origin

  • From Middle English nape, naape, of uncertain origin. Possibly from Old French hanap, from Frankish *hnapp, from Proto-Germanic *hnappaz ( > Old English hnæpp, hnæp), as there is a hollow at the base of the skull. More at nap.
  • From Middle English nape, from Old French nape, nappe, from Medieval Latin nappa, napa, alteration of Latin mappa ("a cloth, napkin, towel"). More at map, apron.
  • Short for napalm.

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