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Meanings of nape of the neck in English

The back part of the neck.

Synonyms
Examples for "nape"
Examples for "nape"
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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
Usage of nape of the neck in English
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
6
Others take from the crown, forehead, or nape of the neck.
Three Years on the Plains: Observations of Indians, 1867-1870
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The nape of the neck alone possesses the desired vulnerability.
The Life of the Spider
8
These grafters have us by the nape of the neck.
The Grafters
9
Wheeling, he seized Lady by the nape of the neck.
Further Adventures of Lad
10
For headache.-Icebags, cold to the head, mustard to the nape of the neck.
Mother's Remedies / Over One Thousand Tried and Tested Remedies ...
11
He grabbed Eddie by the nape of the neck and by his right wrist.
IT
12
He did not himself see anything so very attractive in the nape of the neck.
Of Human Bondage
13
Twice she kissed him softly in the nape of the neck, with fond, reassuring kisses.
The Trespasser
14
And cuffed him on the nape of the neck.
The Book of the Thousand Nights and One Night, Volume I
15
He seized Michael by the nape of the neck, and dragged him before a judge.
Lives of the Necromancers
16
A large strong hand took him in the nape of the neck and pinned him.
The two towers