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Webster's 1828 Dictionary

NAPLESS

a.Without nap; threadbare.

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

NAPLESS

NAPLESS Nap "less, a.

 

Defn: Without nap; threadbare. Shak.

 

NAPLES YELLOW

NAPLES YELLOW Na "ples yel "low.

 

Defn: See under Yellow.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

Naples

Na ples |ˈnāpəlz ˈneɪpəlz | 1 a city and port on the western coast of Italy; pop. 963,661 (2008 ). It was formerly the capital of the kingdom of Naples and Sicily (1816 –60 ). Italian name Napoli. 2 a resort city in southwestern Florida, on the Gulf of Mexico; pop. 21,532 (est. 2008 ). ORIGIN from Latin Neapolis, from Greek neos new + polis city.

 

Naples yellow

Na ples yel low noun a pale yellow pigment containing lead and antimony oxides. the pale yellow color of this pigment, now commonly produced using cadmium, zinc, or iron-based substitutes. ORIGIN mid 18th cent.: named after Naples, the city where such a pigment was originally made.

 

Oxford Dictionary

Naples

Naples |ˈneɪp (ə )lz | a city and port on the west coast of Italy, capital of Campania region; pop. 963,661 (2008 ). It was formerly the capital of the kingdom of Naples and Sicily (1816 –60 ). Italian name Napoli. ORIGIN from Latin Neapolis, from Greek neos new + polis city .

 

Naples yellow

Na ¦ples yel ¦low noun [ mass noun ] a pale yellow pigment containing lead and antimony oxides. the colour of the pigment Naples yellow. ORIGIN mid 18th cent.: named after Naples .

 

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

Naples

Na ples /néɪp (ə )lz /名詞 ナポリ 〘イタリア南部の港市; イタリア名Napoli 〙 (!形容詞 はNeapolitan ) See Naples and die .ことわざ ナポリを見てから死ね