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| nap [ nap ] |
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pile: the small soft fibers that stick up slightly from the surface of a fabric such as velvet and that usually all lie in one direction only
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transitive verb (past and past participle napped, present participle nap·ping, 3rd person present singular naps) |
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raise pile of fabric: to raise the nap of a fabric by brushing it
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| [15th century. < Middle Low German, Middle Dutch noppe< Germanic] |
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