Nappe
/næp/noun
A cloth covering for a table, or in geometry, a half of a double cone.
Did you know?In geometry, a nappe is literally one of the two “sheets” of a double cone, a usage that preserves the word’s older French sense of a cloth or covering.
Etymological Timeline
Latin
Latin
mappa
“A cloth, napkin, or towel”
Late Latin
Late Latin
mappa
“A cloth covering or napkin”
Old French
Old French
nappe
“A tablecloth or cloth covering”
Middle English
English
nappe
“A cloth covering; later a geometric surface”
Modern English
English
nappe
“A table covering or one half of a double cone”
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