nape of the neck
31Nape — (n[=a]p), n. [Perh. akin to knap a knop.] The back part of the neck. Spenser. [1913 Webster] …
32nape — (n.) back of the neck, c.1300, of unknown origin, perhaps from O.Fr. hanap a goblet, in reference to the hollow at the base of the skull. The entire absence of forms with initial k makes it difficult to connect the word with the apparently… …
33nape — [nāp, nap] n. [ME < ?] the back of the neck …
34nape — ► NOUN ▪ the back of a person s neck. ORIGIN of unknown origin …
35Nape — For other uses, see Nape (disambiguation). The nape of a Geisha …
36neck — necker, n. neckless, adj. necklike, adj. /nek/, n. 1. the part of the body of an animal or human being that connects the head and the trunk. 2. the part of a garment encircling, partly covering, or closest to the neck; neckline. 3. the length of… …
37neck — [[t]nɛk[/t]] n. 1) anat. zool. the part of the body that connects the head and the trunk 2) the part of a garment encircling, partly covering, or closest to the neck; neckline 3) the slender part near the top of a bottle, vase, or similar object… …
38neck — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. channel, isthmus, strait, pass; cervix; constriction, narrow ing; scruff, nape. See narrowness, convexity, connection. v. i., slang, make love, pet, make out (inf.), smooch (inf.). See endearment. II… …
39neck — neck1 W2S2 [nek] n ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(part of the body)¦ 2¦(clothing)¦ 3¦(narrow part)¦ 4 be up to your neck in something 5 neck and neck (with somebody) 6 in this/somebody s neck of the woods 7 get it in the neck 8 by a neck 9 …
40Stiff neck — Neck Neck (n[e^]k), n. [OE. necke, AS. hnecca; akin to D. nek the nape of the neck, G. nacken, OHG. nacch, hnacch, Icel. hnakki, Sw. nacke, Dan. nakke.] 1. The part of an animal which connects the head and the trunk, and which, in man and many… …
