I took thee napping, unprepared.

Hudibras.

Nap, n. A short sleep; a doze; a siesta. Cowper.

Nap, n. [OE. noppe, AS. hnoppa; akin to D. nop, Dan. noppe, LG. nobbe.]

1. Woolly or villous surface of felt, cloth, plants, etc.; an external

covering of down, of short fine hairs or fibers forming part of the

substance of anything, and lying smoothly in one direction; the pile;

-- as, the nap of cotton flannel or of broadcloth.

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