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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Calvessnout :: Calvessnout (n.) Snapdragon.
Tease :: Tease (v. t.) To stratch, as cloth, for the purpose of raising a nap; teasel..
Nappiness :: Nappiness (n.) The quality of having a nap; abundance of nap, as on cloth..
Threadbare :: Threadbare (a.) Worn to the naked thread; having the nap worn off; threadbare clothes.
Anaphrodisiac :: Anaphrodisiac (a. & n.) Same as Antaphrodisiac.
Cudweed :: Cudweed (n.) A small composite plant with cottony or silky stem and leaves, primarily a species of Gnaphalium, but the name is now given to many plants of different genera, as Filago, Antennaria, etc.; cottonweed..
Iridoline :: Iridoline (n.) A nitrogenous base C10H9N, extracted from coal-tar naphtha, as an oily liquid. It is a member of the quinoline series, and is probably identical with lepidine..
Snap :: Snap (n.) To project with a snap.
Spiritally :: Spirit (v. t.) To convey rapidly and secretly, or mysteriously, as if by the agency of a spirit; to kidnap; -- often with away, or off..
Inappellable :: Inappellable (a.) Inappealable; final.
Teaseler :: Teaseler (n.) One who uses teasels for raising a nap on cloth.
Bonapartist :: Bonapartist (n.) One attached to the policy or family of Bonaparte, or of the Bonapartes..
Snapping :: Snapping (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Sna.
Kidnapped :: Kidnapped () of Kidna.
Snaphead :: Snaphead (n.) A hemispherical or rounded head to a rivet or bolt; also, a swaging tool with a cavity in its face for forming such a rounded head..
Jackanapes :: Jackanapes (n.) A coxcomb; an impertinent or conceited fellow.
Naphthalate :: Naphthalate (n.) A salt of naphthalic acid; a phthalate.
Knapple :: Knapple (v.) To break off with an abrupt, sharp noise; to bite; to nibble..
Fractious :: Fractious (a.) Apt to break out into a passion; apt to scold; cross; snappish; ugly; unruly; as, a fractious man; a fractious horse..
Chinchilla :: Chinchilla (n.) A heavy, long-napped, tufted woolen cloth..
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