nape

IPA: nˈeɪp

Examples of "nape" in Sentences

And the thumbs that pressed her nape were the same.
The nape is the back of the birds neck and the mantle is the "cloak" or feathers on the back of the bird.
And she gradually noticed how the fine hairs on his nape were the color of Spanish gold; how his hands were large enough to hold her together.
The creature's pudgy hands rested on the sleek arch of his belly; his nape was a roll of sooty fat that seemed to thrust his bullet head forward.
The creature's pudgy hands rested on the sleek arch of his belly; his nape was a roll of sooty fat that seemed to thrust his bullet-head forward.
The creature's pudgy hands rested on the sleek arch of his belly; his nape was a roll of fat that seemed to thrust his bullet-head forward; his eyes, gleaming coals in a dead black stump.