nape
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- noun
- /neɪp/
- He has a tattoo just below the nape of his neck that is quite unique.
- nape of the neck
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Watch on YouTubeHe'll be like, the nape of her neck is just quite lovely.
- He'll be like, the nape of her neck is just quite lovely.
- Snow floats on the downy nape, wings bobbing gently in the ebbing water.
- It's it's a laureate, actually, that kind of hangs right down, right down, right down into the nape of my back.
- Why did you feel the need to caress the nape of her back?
- Test to perform on samples of saliva, serum, spinal fluid and skin biopsies of hair follicles at the nape of the neck so it's outdated to cut off the head.
Examples
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His hair was different, too: darker, and tied back at the nape by a thin leather thong.
Fiction book (1993) -
Andrew felt the hair on the nape of his neck stand up.
Fiction book (1990) -
"His fingers brushed the nape of her neck, then lost themselves in her hair.
Fiction book (1990) -
Lips touched the rim of her ear and the nape of her neck.
Fiction book (1995) -
His left hand rested on her shoulder, his thumb at the nape of her neck.
Fiction book (1995) -
Daisy's hand circled up to the nape of his neck and gently pulled him toward her.
Fiction book (1992) -
Her pale hair was caught at the nape and hung below its barrette in a dwindling spiral.
Fiction book (1995) -
His fingers slid over the nape of her neck, teasing out chills.
Fiction book (1995) -
Phin remembered Harper's pulse quickening, Harper's fingers at Phin's nape kneading Phin's hair.
Fiction book (1990) -
She felt a chill at the nape of her neck when the draft came through the window.
Synonyms
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The part of the body that connects the head to the rest of the body
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Loose skin at the back of an animal's neck used to carry young animals
The back part of the neck at its base
Surface Forms
Etymology
The word nape comes from an old English word hnæpp meaning 'back of the neck'. That's why nape still means the back part of a person's neck.