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nappe

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Main Entry:
nappe 
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Pronunciation:
\ˈnap\
Function:
noun
Etymology:
French, tablecloth, sheet, nappe, from Old French nape — more at napkin
Date:
1904
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


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