nappy : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: nappy	by the DICT Development Group
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
nappy adj (of hair) in small tight curls [syn: crisp, frizzly, frizzy, kinky, nappy] n garment consisting of a folded cloth drawn up between the legs and fastened at the waist; worn by infants to catch excrement Synonym(s): diaper, nappy, napkin
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Nappy \Nap"py\, a. [From 3d {Nap}.] Having a nap or pile; downy; shaggy. --Holland.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Nappy \Nap"py\, n.; pl. {Nappies}. [OE. nap, AS. hn[91]p cup, bowl. See {Hanaper}.] A round earthen dish, with a flat bottom and sloping sides. [Written also {nappie}.]
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Nappy \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.