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nappe

See also: nappé

English

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Etymology

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From French nappe. Doublet of map, mop, and nape.

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Noun

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nappe (plural nappes)

  1. The profile of a body of water flowing over an obstruction in a vertical drop.
  2. (mathematics) Either of the two parts of a double cone.
  3. (geology) A sheet-like mass of rock that has been folded over adjacent strata.
    • 2004, Richard Fortey, The Earth, Folio Society, published 2011, page 96:
      The generation of an Alpine mountain range is a matter of piling on the nappes.
  4. (hydraulics) Geological nappe whose underside is not in contact with the overflow structure and is at ambient atmospheric pressure.
  5. (cooking) The ability of a sauce or other relatively thick liquid to coat food, the back of a spoon, etc.

Translations

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body of water

Verb

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nappe (third-person singular simple present nappes, present participle napping, simple past and past participle napped)

  1. (cooking) To coat (a food) with liquid.
    to nappe a leg of lamb with glaze

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French

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Etymology

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From Latin mappa.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /nap/
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Noun

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nappe f (plural nappes)

  1. tablecloth
  2. layer (of gas, oil etc.); sheet (of water)
  3. ribbon cable
    une nappe IDE

Derived terms

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Verb

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nappe

  1. inflection of napper:
    1. first/third-person singular present indicative/subjunctive
    2. second-person singular imperative

Further reading

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Italian

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈnap.pe/
  • Rhymes: -appe
  • Hyphenation: nàp‧pe

Noun

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nappe f

  1. plural of nappa

Middle English

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Etymology 1

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Noun

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nappe

  1. Alternative form of nap (“drinking bowl”)

Etymology 2

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Noun

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nappe

  1. Alternative form of nap (“nap”)

Etymology 3

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Verb

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nappe

  1. Alternative form of nappen

Norwegian Bokmål

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Etymology

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Related to Old Norse hneppa

Verb

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nappe (imperative napp, present tense napper, passive nappes, simple past and past participle nappa or nappet, present participle nappende)

  1. to grab, snatch
  2. to pluck, yank

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Yola

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Etymology

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From Middle English nappe.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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nappe

  1. nap, sleep

References

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  • Jacob Poole (d. 1827) (before 1828) William Barnes, editor, A Glossary, With some Pieces of Verse, of the old Dialect of the English Colony in the Baronies of Forth and Bargy, County of Wexford, Ireland, London: J. Russell Smith, published 1867, page 58
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