Nep
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /nɛp/ · Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Nep is a noun meaning Catmint, catnip; Nepeta cataria.
Meaning
Catmint, catnip; Nepeta cataria.
More Meanings
- A knot in a fibre.
- (UK, dialect, intransitive) Of cotton: to form knots.
- (US, slang, derogatory) One who engages in nepotism, usually to the one who benefits from it.
Example Sentences
The neps appear as small dense areas or spots when compared to the surrounding fibers.
Nep is generally used for women to procure their courses, being taken inwardly or outwardly, either alone or with other convenient herbs in a decoction to bathe them, of sit over the hot fumes thereof.
Word Forms
- neps
- nepping
- nepped
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include npm, sed, sep, sop, pes, pen.
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