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Nape vs Nake - What's the difference?

nape | nake |

As verbs the difference between nape and nake

is that nape is to bombard with napalm while nake is (chiefly|scotland) to make naked, bare, expose.

As a noun nape

is the back part of the neck or nape can be (obsolete) a tablecloth.

nape

English

(wikipedia nape)

Etymology 1

Noun

(en noun)
  • The back part of the neck.
    • Synonyms
    * (l), (l) (medicine) * (l), (l) * (l) (of a horse)

    See also

    * hindneck

    Etymology 2

    From (etyl), from (etyl) nape, . More at (l), (l).

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (obsolete) A tablecloth.
    • Derived terms
    * (l)

    Etymology 3

    Short for napalm.

    Verb

  • To bombard with napalm.

    • References

    Anagrams

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    nake

    English

    Verb

  • (chiefly, Scotland) to make naked, bare, expose
    • Come, be ready, nake your swords --Chaucer

    Anagrams

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