Nape vs Cape - What's the difference?
nape | cape |
To bombard with napalm.
(geography) A piece or point of land, extending beyond the adjacent coast into a sea or lake; a promontory; a headland.
A sleeveless garment or part of a garment, hanging from the neck over the back, arms, and shoulders, but not reaching below the hips.
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(nautical) To head or point; to keep a course.
(obsolete) To gape.
To skin an animal, particularly a deer.
In obsolete terms the difference between nape and cape
is that nape is a tablecloth while cape is to gape.As nouns the difference between nape and cape
is that nape is the back part of the neck while cape is a piece or point of land, extending beyond the adjacent coast into a sea or lake; a promontory; a headland.As verbs the difference between nape and cape
is that nape is to bombard with napalm while cape is to head or point; to keep a course.As a proper noun Cape is
the Cape of Good Hope or Cape Province, South Africa.nape
English
(wikipedia nape)Etymology 1
Synonyms
* (l), (l) (medicine) * (l), (l) * (l) (of a horse)See also
* hindneckEtymology 2
From (etyl), from (etyl) nape, . More at (l), (l).Derived terms
* (l)Etymology 3
Short for napalm.Verb
References
Anagrams
* ----cape
English
Etymology 1
(etyl) cap, from (etyl) .Noun
(en noun)Synonyms
* chersonese * peninsula * pointEtymology 2
(wikipedia cape) (etyl) capa, from .Noun
(en noun)- Mind you, clothes were clothes in those days. […] Frills, ruffles, flounces, lace, complicated seams and gores: not only did they sweep the ground and have to be held up in one hand elegantly as you walked along, but they had little capes or coats or feather boas.
See also
* cloakVerb
(cap)- The ship capes southwest by south.
- (Chaucer)