Nape

• POS: Noun

CIDE DICTIONARY

Nape, n. [Perh. akin to knap a knop.].

 The back part of the neck.  Spenser.  [1913 Webster]

OXFORD DICTIONARY

Nape, n. the back of the neck.

Etymology

ME: orig. unkn.

ROGET THESAURUS

Nape

Rear

N rear, back, posteriority, rear rank, rear guard, background, hinterland, occiput, nape, chine, heels, tail, rump, croup, buttock, posteriors, backside scut, breech, dorsum, loin, dorsal region, lumbar region, hind quarters, aitchbone, natch, natch bone, stern, poop, afterpart, heelpiece, crupper, wake, train, reverse, other side of the shield, back, rear, hind, hinder, hindmost, hindermost, postern, posterior, dorsal, after, caudal, lumbar, mizzen, tergal, behind, in the rear, in the background, behind one's back, at the heels of, at the tail of, at the back of, back to back, after, aft, abaft, astern, sternmost, aback, rearward, ogni medaglia ha il suo rovescio, the other side of the coin.