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Traditional English :: nap(1)
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naplss.html - v. & n. --v.intr. (napped, napping) sleep lightly or briefly. --n. a short sleep or doze, esp. by day (took a nap). catch a person napping 1 find a person asleep or off guard.
2 detect in negligence or error. [OE hnappian, rel. to OHG (h)naffezan to slumber] |
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Traditional English :: nap(2)
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naplss.html - n. & v. --n. 1 the raised pile on textiles, esp. velvet.
2 a soft downy surface.
3 Austral. colloq. blankets, bedding, swag. --v.tr. (napped, napping) raise a nap on (cloth). napless adj. [ME noppe f. MDu., MLG noppe nap, noppen trim nap from] |
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Traditional English :: nap(3)
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naplss.html - n. & v. --n. 1 a a form of whist in which players declare the number of tricks they expect to take, up to five. b a call of five in this game.
2 a the betting of all one's money on one horse etc. b a tipster's choice for this. --v.tr. (napped, napping) name (a horse etc.) as a probable winner. go nap 1 attempt to take all five tricks in nap.
2 risk everything in one attempt.
3 win all the matches etc. in a series. nap hand a good winning position worth risking in a venture. not go nap on Austral. colloq. not be too keen on; not care much for. [abbr. of orig. name of game NAPOLEON] |
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Traditional English :: napa
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naplss.html - var. of NAPPA. |
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Traditional English :: napalm
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naplss.html - n. & v. --n. 1 a thickening agent produced from naphthenic acid, other fatty acids, and aluminium.
2 a jellied petrol made from this, used in incendiary bombs. --v.tr. attack with napalm bombs. [NAPHTHENIC + palmitic acid in coconut oil] |
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Traditional English :: nape
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naplss.html - n.
the back of the neck. [ME: orig. unkn.] |
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