nape

2 definitions found

nape - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Nape \Nape\ (n[=a]p), n. [Perh. akin to knap a knop.]
     The back part of the neck. --Spenser.
     [1913 Webster]

nape - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  nape
      n 1: the back side of the neck [syn: nape, scruff, nucha]