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from The Century Dictionary.

  • noun In hat-making, a sheet of partially felted fur before it is united to the hat-body.

from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.

  • noun The act or process of raising a nap, as on cloth.
  • noun (Hat Making) A sheet of partially felted fur before it is united to the hat body.
  • noun The act or process of having a short sleep.

from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.

  • verb Present participle of nap.
  • noun The act or process of raising a nap, as on cloth.

from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

  • adjective not prepared or vigilant

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