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nappy |
4 definitions found 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 1.6 [wn]: nappy adj : in small tight curls [syn: {crisp}, {frizzly}, {frizzy}, {kinky}] n : 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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