nape

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I figured the massage would be relaxing (yeah, I know and he knew that he had to be careful about putting pressure on the nape area).

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  1. noun The back of the neck.

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  • He simply seized the fellow by the nape, and put strength and knowledge to work. —  031 - The Majii
  • With the scarlet f lash on his nape, the woodpecker was like a visitor from the tropics. —  ElleryQueen'sMysteryMagazine,February2003
  • As she closed her eyes and lifted her hair from her sweltering nape, the rhythm took her in its masterful hands, swaying her like a long-stemmed bloom in the wind The wailing song of the dancers soared and the pent-up spirit of a lifetime burst into flower. —  Teresa Medeiros - Once An Angel
  • Her hand clutched his nape, then slid to his collar in a mocking travesty of a lover's caress. —  Teresa Medeiros - Thief of Hearts
  • Burned to stroke the fine satin of her nape, the evocative curve exposed and vulnerable as she looked down atthe path He closed the distance between them, caught her arm, drew her to face him, halted, and smoothly drew her into his arms She blinked, eyes widening as she realized. —  Stephanie Laurens - A Fine Passion
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Etymologies (4)

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  1. Middle English.

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  1. from Middle English nape; perhaps derived from or identical with nap, with orig. ref. to the slight protuberance on the back of the head, above the neck; but this is doubtful.
  2. from nape, n.
  3. Middle English, from Old French nape, nappe, French nappe, a cloth, table-cloth, sheet or surface (as of water, etc.), from Middle Latin nappa, napa, Latin mappa, a cloth, a napkin, a towel: see map, and cf. napkin, apron.
 

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