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nappy

UK/ˈnæpi/ uncommon informal obsolete rare uk us
noun (1) adjective (1)

noun

1.

garment consisting of a folded cloth drawn up between the legs and fastened at the waist; worn by infants to catch excrement

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adjective

1.

in small tight curls

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Origin

From Middle English nap, from Old English hnæp, hnæpp, hnæpf (“cup, bowl”), from Proto-West Germanic *hnapp, from Proto-Germanic *hnappaz (“bowl, goblet, cup”). See hanaper.

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