nappe

Meanings

Noun

• The profile of a body of water flowing over an obstruction in a vertical drop.
• Either of the two parts of a double cone.
• A sheet-like mass of rock that has been folded over adjacent strata.
• Geological nappe whose underside is not in contact with the overflow structure and is at ambient atmospheric pressure.
• The ability of a liquid to coat the back of a spoon, etc.

Verb

• To coat (a food) with liquid.

Origin

• From French nappe.