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Definition of Napless
1. a. Without nap; threadbare.
Definition of Napless
1. Adjective. without a nap; worn or threadbare ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Napless
1. threadbare [adj] - See also: threadbare
Lexicographical Neighbors of Napless
Literary usage of Napless
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Cyclopaedia of English Literature: A Selection of the Choicest Productions by Robert Chambers (1847)
"But, alas ! my muse ie slow ; For thy page she flags too low : Yea, the more'e
her napless fate, Her short wings were dipt of late : And poor I, ..."
2. Official Descriptive and Illustrated Catalogue by Robert Ellis, Great Britain Commissioners for the Exhibition of 1851, London Great exhibition of the works of industry of all nations, 1851 (1851)
"Ladies' black napless beaver riding hats, exhibited for their texture, and style.
Silk plush hats, with elastic felt and other bodies. ..."
3. The Industries of Russia by Russia Ministerstvo finansov, John Martin Crawford, World's Columbian Exposition (1893)
"An especial falling off was observed, in the manufacture of woollen textures,
but at the same time the production of napless cloths suffered in a ..."
4. Official Descriptive and Illustrated Catalogue of the Great Exhibition of by Great Exhibition (1851)
"Ladies' black napless beaver riding hats, exhibited for their texture, and style.
... Gentleman's black beaver, drab, and napless hats, trimmed complete. ..."
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