Definition of nap

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Nap (n.) Woolly or villous surface of felt, cloth, plants, etc.; an external covering of down, of short fine hairs or fibers forming part of the substance of anything, and lying smoothly in one direction; the pile; -- as, the nap of cotton flannel or of broadcloth..

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Inappreciable :: Inappreciable (a.) Not appreciable; too small to be perceived; incapable of being duly valued or estimated.
Inappetency :: Inappetency (n.) Want of appetency; want of desire.
Naphthaline :: Naphthaline (n.) See Naphthalene.
Unappealable :: Unappealable (a.) Not to be appealed from; -- said of a judge or a judgment that can not be overruled.
Snap :: Snap (v. i.) To break short, or at once; to part asunder suddenly; as, a mast snaps; a needle snaps..
Draught :: Draught (n.) A mild vesicatory; a sinapism; as, to apply draughts to the feet..
Crisp :: Crisp (a.) To curl; to form into ringlets, as hair, or the nap of cloth; to interweave, as the branches of trees..
Redemptorist :: Redemptorist (n.) One of the Congregation of the Most Holy Redeemer, founded in Naples in 1732 by St. Alphonsus Maria de Liquori. It was introduced onto the United States in 1832 at Detroit. The Fathers of the Congregation devote themselves to preaching to the neglected, esp. in missions and retreats, and are forbidden by their rule to engage in the instruction of youth..
Manstealer :: Manstealer (n.) A person who steals or kidnaps a human being or beings.
Inapt :: Inapt (a.) Unapt; not apt; unsuitable; inept.
Snapdragon :: Snapdragon (n.) A West Indian herb (Ruellia tuberosa) with curiously shaped blue flowers.
Naphthalene :: Naphthalene (n.) A white crystalline aromatic hydrocarbon, C10H8, analogous to benzene, and obtained by the distillation of certain bituminous materials, such as the heavy oil of coal tar. It is the type and basis of a large number of derivatives among organic compounds. Formerly called also naphthaline..
Haversack :: Haversack (n.) A bag or case, usually of stout cloth, in which a soldier carries his rations when on a march; -- distinguished from knapsack..
Unappropriate :: Unappropriate (v. t.) To take from private possession; to restore to the possession or right of all; as, to unappropriate a monopoly..
Frieze :: Frieze (v. t.) To make a nap on (cloth); to friz. See Friz, v. t., 2..
Anaptichi :: Anaptichi (pl. ) of Anaptychu.
Fluff :: Fluff (n.) Nap or down; flue; soft, downy feathers..
Anaphrodisiac :: Anaphrodisiac (a. & n.) Same as Antaphrodisiac.
Loggerheads :: Loggerheads (n.) The knapweed.
Inapprehensive :: Inapprehensive (a.) Not apprehensive; regardless; unconcerned.
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