Hypertext Webster Gateway: "nappy"

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.

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[ae]p cup,
bowl. See {Hanaper}.]
A round earthen dish, with a flat bottom and sloping sides.
[Written also {nappie}.]

From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)

nappy
adj : in small tight curls [syn: {crisp}, {frizzly}, {frizzy}, {kinky}]
n : garment consisting of a folded cloth drawn up between the
legs and fastened at the waist; worn by infants to catch
excrement [syn: {diaper}, {napkin}]


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