English Dictionary: napping | by the DICT Development Group |
3 results for napping | |
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]: | |
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From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Nap \Nap\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Napped}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Napping}.] [OE. nappen, AS. hn[ae]ppian to take a nap, to slumber; cf. AS. hnipian to bend one's self, Icel. hnipna, hn[c6]pa, to droop.] 1. To have a short sleep; to be drowsy; to doze. --Chaucer. 2. To be in a careless, secure state. --Wyclif. I took thee napping, unprepared. --Hudibras. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Napping \Nap"ping\, n. 1. The act or process of raising a nap, as on cloth. 2. (Hat Making) A sheet of partially felted fur before it is united to the hat body. --Knight. |