Read full poem →Some lump, ah God, of lapis lazuli,
Big as a Jew's head cut off at the nape,
Blue as a vein o'er the Madonna's breast...
Dictionary Entry
The back part of the neck.
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Common Phrases
. napeblack nape
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Poetry examples for “nape”
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Read full poem →Some lump, ah God, oflapis lazuli_,
Big as a Jew's head cut off at the nape,
Blue as a vein o'er the Madonna's breast...
Read full poem →Some lump, ah God, oflapis lazuli_,
Big as a Jew's head cut off at the nape,
Blue as a vein o'er the Madonna's breast...
Read full poem →Sweeney addressed full length to shave
Broadbottomed, pink from nape to base,
Knows the female temperament