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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026

ge•nappe v.t., -napped, -nap•ping.

Textilesto singe (worsted yarn) in order to remove loose or protruding fibers.

after Genappe, Belgium, where the yarn was originally manufactured 1855–60

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