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nappa

American

[nap-uh, nah-puh] / ˈnæp ə, ˈnɑ pə /

Or napa

noun

a very soft glove leather made from the skin of a sheep, kid, or goat.

nappa British

/ ˈnæpə /

noun

a soft leather, used in gloves and clothes, made from sheepskin, lambskin, or kid

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Etymology

Origin of nappa

1895–1900; named after Napa, California

Example Sentences

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In Italian nappa leather, this petite clutch can corral her euro coins—and store international currency between trips.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 20, 2025

Artistically bolstered front seats are the Eames chairs aboard the Enterprise, wrapped in honeycomb-stitched nappa leather or a herringbone tweed in an animal-free version.

From New York Times • Mar. 10, 2022

At the start of this year, Vogue decreed that Fendi’s Micro Peekaboo nappa leather bag would be the it bag of 2015.

From Slate • Aug. 20, 2015

Charlotte Olympia's Caught in Charlotte's Web nappa champagne spider-web platform sandals have a gold Charlotte Olympia spider web logo on the sole.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 4, 2015

Sure enough, black nappa kimono looks opened the collection swirling stiffly and authoritatively - with one model in a two-foot mourning veil.

From Seattle Times • Sep. 26, 2012

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