Meaning of NAPPY
| Pronunciation: | | 'napee
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- [n] garment consisting of a folded cloth drawn up between the legs and fastened at the waist; worn by infants to catch excrement
- [adj] in small tight curls
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| | Synonyms: | | crisp, curly, diaper, frizzly, frizzy, kinky, napkin |
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| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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\Nap"py\, a. [From 1st {Nap}.]
1. Inclined to sleep; sleepy; as, to feel nappy.
2. Tending to cause sleepiness; serving to make sleepy;
strong; heady; as, nappy ale. [Obs.] --Wyatt.
\Nap"py\, a. [From 3d {Nap}.]
Having a nap or pile; downy; shaggy. --Holland.
\Nap"py\, n.; pl. {Nappies}. [OE. nap, AS. hn[ae]p cup,
bowl. See {Hanaper}.]
A round earthen dish, with a flat bottom and sloping sides.
[Written also {nappie}.]
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