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nape
Part of speech: NounThe upper part of the back of the neck.
Usage examples "nape":- The patient should be kept at rest in bed, and, when the injury is in the cervical region, extension should be applied to the head with the nape of the neck supported on a roller- pillow. - "Manual of Surgery Volume Second: Extremities--Head--Neck. Sixth Edition.", Alexander Miles Alexis Thomson.
- When a person is recovering, he should have blisters applied to the nape of the neck, his bowels should be kept well open, light diet given, and fatigue, worry, and excess of all kinds avoided. - "The Book of Household Management", Mrs. Isabella Beeton.
- His nape and crest are both scarlet and he utters a hoarser squeak than either the downy or the hairy. - "Some Winter Days in Iowa", Frederick John Lazell.