Associations to the word «Nape»

Wiktionary

NAPE, noun. The back part of the neck.
NAPE, noun. (obsolete) A tablecloth.
NAPE, verb. To bombard with napalm.
NAPE, noun. (organic chemistry) Abbreviation of N-acyl-phosphatidylethanolamine.
NAPE OF THE NECK, noun. The nape, back of the neck.

Dictionary definition

NAPE, noun. The back side of the neck.

Wise words

Words are always getting conventionalized to some secondary meaning. It is one of the works of poetry to take the truants in custody and bring them back to their right senses.
William Butler Yeats