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napless, a.|ˈnæplɪs|
[f. nap n.3 + -less.]
Having no nap, worn, thread-bare.
1596Nashe Saffron Walden T 2 b, Those two [authors] he hath wrought reasonably vpon, hauing worne the first..naplesse. 1607Shakes. Cor. ii. i. 250 Neuer would he Appear i' th' Market place, nor on him put The Naples Vesture of Humilitie. a1763Shenstone Econ. iii. Wks. 1764 I. 304 His only coat,..napless, as an heath..by fleecy myriads graz'd. 1812Colman Br. Grins, Two Parsons lxxx, Brushed against his sleeve his napless hat. 1841J. T. J. Hewlett Parish Clerk II. 268 An old black coat, napless, not from frequent brushing, but continual wear.
Hence ˈnaplessness.
1830Mrs. C. Reade Brown Hand I. i. 41 She looks down at the carpet—not to sigh over its naplessness. |