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nappe

2 ENTRIES FOUND:
  1. nappe (noun)
  2. nappe structure (noun)

nappe

noun \ˈnap\

Definition of NAPPE

1
: sheet 6
2
: a large mass of rock thrust over other rocks
3
: one of the two sheets that lie on opposite sides of the vertex and together make up a cone

Origin of NAPPE

French, tablecloth, sheet, nappe, from Old French nape — more at napkin
First Known Use: 1904

Rhymes with NAPPE

cap, chap, clap, crap, flap, frap, gap, gape, hap, knap, lap, Lapp, map, nap, nape, pap, rap, sap, scrap, slap, snap, strap, tap, trap, wrap, yap, Yap, zap

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