"nape" meaning in Middle English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈnaːp(ə)/ Forms: napes [plural], naape [alternative]
Etymology: Unknown. First attested in c. 1325. Etymology templates: {{etymid|enm|nape}}, {{unk|enm}} Unknown, {{etydate|c|1325}} First attested in c. 1325 Head templates: {{head|enm|noun|g=|g2=|g3=|head=|sort=|var=}} nape, {{enm-noun|napes}} nape (plural napes)
  1. The nape; the neck's rear.
    Sense id: en-nape-enm-noun-ofo5PVI0
  2. The nape of a fish; the part below a fish's head.
    Sense id: en-nape-enm-noun-XZ02pLAh Categories (other): Pages with 6 entries, Pages with entries, Middle English entries with incorrect language header, Anatomy, Fabrics, Zoology Disambiguation of Pages with 6 entries: 4 26 2 11 7 2 35 2 5 5 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 3 23 2 8 5 2 50 2 3 3 Disambiguation of Middle English entries with incorrect language header: 10 80 3 3 3 Disambiguation of Anatomy: 0 34 22 22 22 Disambiguation of Fabrics: 0 84 5 5 5 Disambiguation of Zoology: 0 73 9 9 9
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: napen
Etymology number: 1

Noun

IPA: /ˈnaːp(ə)/
Etymology: From Old French nape, nappe, from Medieval Latin nappa, modification of mappa. First attested in c. 1475. Etymology templates: {{etymid|enm|tablecloth}}, {{bor|enm|fro|nape}} Old French nape, {{der|enm|la-med|nappa}} Medieval Latin nappa, {{etydate|c|1475}} First attested in c. 1475 Head templates: {{head|enm|noun}} nape
  1. (rare except in compound words) tablecloth Related terms: napekyn, naperie, naperoun, savenape, surnape
    Sense id: en-nape-enm-noun-j58zwz7Q
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Verb

Head templates: {{head|enm|verb|var=1}} nape
  1. alternative form of napen Tags: alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: napen
    Sense id: en-nape-enm-verb-gLmthvSH
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 3

Verb

Head templates: {{head|enm|verb|var=1}} nape
  1. alternative form of nappen Tags: alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: nappen
    Sense id: en-nape-enm-verb-~Pf4tx7W
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 4

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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