n. [ Perh. akin to knap a knop. ] The back part of the neck. Spenser. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. (Zool.) An African bird of the genus Schizorhis, related to the plantain eaters. [ 1913 Webster ]
{ } a. Of, pertaining to, or discovered by, Napier, or Naper. [ 1913 Webster ]
Naperian logarithms. See under Logarithms. [ 1913 Webster ]
n.; pl. Naperies [ OF. naperie, fr. nape a tablecloth, F. nappe, LL. napa, fr. L. mappa. See Map, and cf. Apron, Napkin. ] Table linen; also, linen clothing, or linen in general. [ Obs. ] Gayton. [ 1913 Webster ]