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a. [ Gr. 'enne`a nine + E. petalous: cf. F. ennéapétale. ] (Bot.) Having nine petals, or flower leaves. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Cf. Neb, Nape. ] The tongue or pole of a cart or other vehicle drawn by two animals. [ U.S. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ As. nēpflōd neap flood; cf. hnipian to bend, incline. ] Low. [ 1913 Webster ]

Neap tides, the lowest tides of the lunar month, which occur in the second and fourth quarters of the moon; -- opposed to spring tides. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. A neap tide. [ 1913 Webster ]

High springs and dead neaps. Harkwill. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. (Naut.) Left aground on the height of a spring tide, so that it will not float till the next spring tide; -- called also beneaped. [ 1913 Webster ]

prop. a. [ L. Neapolitanus, fr. Neapolis Naples, Gr. &unr_;, lit., New town. ] Of of pertaining to Naples in Italy. -- n. A native or citizen of Naples. [ 1913 Webster ]

{ }. (a) An ice or ice cream containing eggs as well as cream. (b) An ice or ice cream prepared in layers, as vanilla, strawberry, and chocolate ice cream, and orange or lemon water ice. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]

n. (Bot.) A tropical plant (Ananassa sativa); also, its fruit; -- so called from the resemblance of the latter, in shape and external appearance, to the cone of the pine tree. Its origin is unknown, though conjectured to be American. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. [ Cf. Icel. sneypa to dishonor, disgrace, chide, but also E. snip, and snub. ] 1. To check; to reprimand; to rebuke; to chide. [ Obs. ] Bp. Hall. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. To nip; to blast; to blight. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

Biron is like an envious, sneaping frost. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]