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napped

napped

6.4
A fabric with a soft raised surface made by brushing the threads
  • adjective
  • /næpt/
translation icon : afelpado
  • Her jacket is made from a napped material that feels luxurious to the touch.

Examples

  • The napped fabric is perfect for making cozy blankets.

  • I love how soft and warm this napped upholstery feels.

  • OK so now for my eyes I'm going to be using my napping cheese palette from Cleo which is the cute Kitty palette.

Synonyms

fleecy
vsnapped
1 4.2

Having a soft, fluffy feel like sheep's wool

is a raised surface made by brushing but not necessarily fluffy
brushed
vsnapped
  • Specialized
1 3.8

Fabric with a soft, fuzzy surface created by lifting the threads

is any fabric that has a soft raised surface from brushing or teasing
velvet-textured
vsnapped
5.1

Smooth and very soft to touch, sound, or taste, like chocolate

is raised and fuzzy rather than smooth and flat

How Fuzzy

shaggy
22 3.2
velvet
149 2.5
napped
6.4
smooth
256 1.0

Surface Forms

napped positive

Morphology

napped = nap (semi-transparent) = nap + ed

The adjective is formed by regular suffixation from 'nap' (meaning the raised surface), which is transparent morphologically, but many learners know 'nap' primarily as 'short sleep', so there is potential for confusion.

Etymology

Napped comes from the older word nap, which means the soft, fuzzy surface or small tufts on cloth. A helpful way to remember it is to think of a short 'nap' — the fabric looks like it has tiny, raised hairs you could almost rest on, so napped means the cloth has that warm, raised surface.