1. nape - Noun
2. nape - Verb
the back side of the neck
Source: WordNetBarred owls are brown to gray overall, with dark striping on the underside contrasted immediately above that with similarly-dark and tight vertical barring about their throat and nape. Source: Internet
No courtship behaviour is observed; the male immediately secures hold of the female's nape and copulation takes place. Source: Internet
Interlink Publishing Group (2004), ISBN 1566565294 Reportedly, while hunting horses, a jaguar may leap onto their back, place one paw on the muzzle and another on the nape and then twist, dislocating the neck. Source: Internet
But if you suffer from layers on the nonbraided side popping out, try twisting the wonky pieces across the nape of your neck first, pinning as you go. Source: Internet
She picked up sections of orange peel and wiped them across her wrists, inside her elbows, the nape of her neck and behind her earlobes, a habit of hers. Source: Internet
The bride wore her hair tied in a knot at the nape of her neck and carried a textured bouquet of peonies and roses. Source: Internet