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Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
nappe /nap/

▶noun Geology a sheet of rock that has moved sideways over neighbouring strata as a result of an overthrust or folding.

– origin C19: from Fr. nappe ‘tablecloth’.

'nappe' also found in these Oxford entries:

apron - nap - napkin

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