(definition) by Webster 1913 Wed Dec 22 1999 at 1:22:11

Na"per*y (?), n.; pl. Naperies (#). [OF. naperie, fr. nape a tablecloth, F. nappe, LL. napa, fr. L. mappa. See Map, and cf. Apron, Napkin.]

Table linen; also, linen clothing, or linen in general.

[Obs.]

Gayton.

 

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