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nap·py 1
(năp′ē)adj. nap·pi·er, nap·pi·est
1. Having a nap; fuzzy: a nappy carpet.
2. Often Offensive Tightly curled or coiled. Used of hair.
nap·py 2
(năp′ē)n. pl. nap·pies
A round, shallow cooking or serving dish with a flat bottom and sloping sides.
[Probably from dialectal nap, bowl, from Middle English, from Old English hnæp.]
nap·py 3
(năp′ē)n. pl. nap·pies Chiefly British
A diaper.
[Alteration of napkin.]
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nappy
(ˈnæpɪ)n, pl -pies
Brit a piece of soft material, esp towelling or a disposable material, wrapped around a baby in order to absorb its urine and excrement. Also called: napkin US and Canadian name: diaper
[C20: changed from napkin]
nappy
(ˈnæpɪ)adj, -pier or -piest
1. having a nap; downy; fuzzy
2. (Brewing) (of alcoholic drink, esp beer)
a. having a head; frothy
b. strong or heady
3. dialect chiefly Brit slightly intoxicated; tipsy
4. (Horse Training, Riding & Manège) (of a horse) jumpy or irritable; nervy
n
(Brewing) any strong alcoholic drink, esp heady beer
ˈnappiness n
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nap•py3
(ˈnæp i)adj. -pi•er, -pi•est.
1. covered with nap; downy.
2. (of hair) kinky.
nap′pi•ness, n.
nap•py4
(ˈnæp i)n., pl. -pies. Chiefly Brit.
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nappy
- Describing a beer that has a head and is foaming—or a person who is slightly intoxicated.See also related terms for intoxicated.
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nappy
diaper
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Nappy
A shallow dish with sloping sides and a flat bottom used for cooking or serving food.
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| Noun | 1. |  nappy - garment consisting of a folded cloth drawn up between the legs and fastened at the waist; worn by infants to catch excrementgarment - an article of clothing; "garments of the finest silk" |
| Adj. | 1. | nappy - (of hair) in small tight curls curly - (of hair) having curls or waves; "they envied her naturally curly hair" |
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[ˈnæpɪ]Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
nappy
(ˈnӕpi) – plural ˈnappies – noun (American ˈdiaper) a piece of cloth or paper put between a baby's legs to soak up urine etc. pañal
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