Found 2 items, similar to Nappy.
English → English (WordNet)
Definition: nappy
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]
[also:
nappiest,
nappier]
English → English (gcide)
Definition: Nappy
Nappy
\Nap"py\, a. [From 1st
Nap.]
1. Inclined to sleep; sleepy; as, to feel nappy.
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2. Tending to cause sleepiness; serving to make sleepy;
strong; heady; as, nappy ale. [Obs.] --Wyatt.
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Nappy
\Nap"py\, a. [From 3d
Nap.]
Having a nap or pile; downy; shaggy. --Holland.
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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.]
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