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Meanings of nape in anglès

portuguès
cerviz
català
bescoll
espanyol
cerviz

The back side of the neck.

bescoll

The back part of the neck.

Sinònims
Examples for "nape of the neck"
Examples for "nape of the neck"
1
You've got us by the nape of the neck, as usual, Blount.
The Honorable Senator Sage-Brush
2
He reached back and took Argoth by the nape of the neck.
Servant of a dark god
3
The sound was like silk brushed across the nape of the neck.
The Laughing Corpse
4
The child was being beaten on the nape of the neck.
The Secret of the Night
5
He became aware of grey hairs curling over the nape of the neck.
Chance: A Tale in Two Parts
Usage of nape in anglès
1
Rhys stared at the animal, the fine hairs on his nape rising.
The grail king
2
And they cuffed him, till the nape of his neck was red.
The Book of the Thousand Nights and One Night, Volume II
3
The nape of her neck formed a right angle with her vertebrae.
Herodias
4
The new cap also has room to pack hair at the nape.
Reuters
5
Known here as querrequerre, the bird has a powder-blue tuft and nape.
Reuters
6
Her fingers caught the tangled curls at his nape and held tightly.
Celtic fire
7
You've got us by the nape of the neck, as usual, Blount.
The Honorable Senator Sage-Brush
8
He kissed the nape of her neck, feeling grateful for the evening.
Death of a Red Heroine
9
Her lips became pliant; her hands reached for my shoulders and nape.
After the fall
10
Barbara's face went slowly crimson, flushed to the nape of her neck.
Then I'll Come Back to You
11
She feels an electric tingle rise on the nape of her neck.
Saving max
12
Ethan leaned forward, running his fingers across the nape of her neck.
Two Truths and a Lie
13
He reached back and took Argoth by the nape of the neck.
Servant of a dark god
14
The nape of her neck had always been an oddly erogenous spot.
Afternoon delight
15
It chilled the steel lobster-tail guard at the nape of his neck.
Night of Knives
16
His fingers brushed the nape of my neck, felt the chain there.
Storm front
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