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nappy
1[ nap-ee ]
/ ˈnæp i /
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noun Chiefly Scot.
liquor, especially ale.
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nappy2
or nap·pie
[ nap-ee ]
/ ˈnæp i /
noun, plural nap·pies.
a small shallow dish, usually round and often of glass, with a flat bottom and sloping sides, for serving food.
Origin of nappy
2First recorded in 1730–35; Middle English nap, Old English hnæpf, hnæp “cup, bowl” (further origin uncertain) + -y2
Other definitions for nappy (3 of 4)
nappy3
[ nap-ee ]
/ ˈnæp i /
adjective, nap·pi·er, nap·pi·est.
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nap·pi·ness, nounOther definitions for nappy (4 of 4)
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British Dictionary definitions for nappy (1 of 2)
nappy1
/ (ˈnæpɪ) /
noun plural -pies
British a piece of soft material, esp towelling or a disposable material, wrapped around a baby in order to absorb its urine and excrementAlso called: napkin US and Canadian name: diaper
Word Origin for nappy
C20: changed from napkin
British Dictionary definitions for nappy (2 of 2)
nappy2
/ (ˈnæpɪ) /
adjective -pier or -piest
having a nap; downy; fuzzy
(of alcoholic drink, esp beer)
- having a head; frothy
- strong or heady
dialect, mainly British slightly intoxicated; tipsy
(of a horse) jumpy or irritable; nervy
noun
any strong alcoholic drink, esp heady beer
Derived forms of nappy
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