nap – English noun declension

English noun forms of nap

Noun: nap
Singularnap
Pluralnaps

Sample Sentences

  • I tell thee, Jack Cade the clothier means to dress the commonwealth, and turn it, and set a new nap upon it. [1591 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Second Part of Henry the Sixt, […]”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies. […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, →OCLC, (please specify the act number in uppercase Roman numerals, and the scene number in lowercase Roman numerals):]
  • On his long, gaunt body, he carried no spare flesh, no superfluous beard, his chin having a soft, economical nap to it, like the worn nap of his broad-brimmed hat. [1851 November 14, Herman Melville, “16”, in Moby-Dick; or, The Whale, 1st American edition, New York, N.Y.: Harper & Brothers; London: Richard Bentley, →OCLC:]
  • There were low bookshelves, there was a thick pinkish Chinese rug in which a gopher could have spent a week without showing his nose above the nap. [1939, Raymond Chandler, The Big Sleep, Penguin, published 2011, page 37:]
  • THEY CALL IT the "nap of the Earth," that area from the ground to the level of surrounding trees and hills, the thin rug of foliage and rock folds at the Earth's skin line that has become all-important to the United States Army. [1961, Skyline, page 9:]
  • If incorporated in automatic guidance, this practical pursuit adjustment will enhance pilot acceptance of automatic guidance in following nap-of-the-earth profiles with precision. [1987, Some Data Processing Requirements for Precision Nap-Of-the-Earth (NOE) Guidance and Control of Rotorcraft]
  • If the fabric has a nap, make sure all pieces are cut with the nap going the same direction.
  • Instead of grinding the pistons straight around the axis, they are ground diagonally with a special-built machine. As a result, the “nap” of the metal is turned in such a way that, when it meets the “nap” of the cylinder wall, both surfaces quickly develop a high finish which removes the danger of scoring a piston. [1969, Classic Car, volumes 17-19, page 32:]

Etymology

From Middle English nap, from the verb nappen. See: Middle English Nouns 'nap'.

Verbs referencing "nap"

Italian Nouns nappo.