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Webster's 1828 Dictionary

NAPPY, frothy; spumy; as nappy beer.

WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005)

adj
1: (of hair) in small tight curls [syn: crisp, frizzly, frizzy, kinky, nappy] n
1: garment consisting of a folded cloth drawn up between the legs and fastened at the waist; worn by infants to catch excrement [syn: diaper, nappy, napkin]

Merriam Webster's

I. noun Etymology: obsolete nappy, adjective, foaming Date: circa 1550 chiefly Scottish liquor; specifically ale II. noun (plural nappies) Etymology: English dialect nap bowl, from Middle English, from Old English hn?pp; akin to Old High German hnapf bowl Date: circa 1864 a rimless shallow open serving dish III. noun (plural nappies) Etymology: napkin + ⁴-y Date: 1927 chiefly British diaper 3 IV. adjective (nappier; -est) Etymology: ³nap Date: 1785 kinky 1

Oxford Reference Dictionary

n. (pl. -ies) Brit. a piece of towelling or other absorbent material wrapped round a baby to absorb or retain urine and faeces. Phrases and idioms: nappy rash inflammation of a baby's skin, caused by prolonged contact with a damp nappy. Etymology: abbr. of NAPKIN

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Nappy Nap"py, a. [From 1st Nap.] 1. Inclined to sleep; sleepy; as, to feel nappy. 2. Tending to cause sleepiness; serving to make sleepy; strong; heady; as, nappy ale. [Obs.] --Wyatt.

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Nappy Nap"py, a. [From 3d Nap.] Having a nap or pile; downy; shaggy. --Holland.

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Nappy Nap"py, n.; pl. Nappies. [OE. nap, AS. hn[ae]p cup, bowl. See Hanaper.] A round earthen dish, with a flat bottom and sloping sides. [Written also nappie.]

Collin's Cobuild Dictionary

(nappies) A nappy is a piece of soft thick cloth or paper which is fastened round a baby's bottom in order to soak up its urine and faeces. (BRIT; in AM, use diaper) N-COUNT

Soule's Dictionary of English Synonyms

a. 1. Heady, strong. 2. Downy, shaggy, fuzzy, woolly, villous.

Moby Thesaurus

addled, beery, bemused, besotted, blind drunk, crapulent, crapulous, dizzy, downy, drenched, drunk, drunken, far-gone, feathery, flossy, fluffy, flustered, fou, full, furry, fuzzy, gay, giddy, glorious, happy, hirsute, in liquor, inebriate, inebriated, inebrious, intoxicated, jolly, knobbed, maudlin, mellow, merry, muddled, nubbly, nubby, peachy, pily, pinnate, pitted, reeling, shaggy, shikker, sodden, sotted, studded, tiddly, tipsy, under the influence, velvety