knap

knap1
[nap]
noun
  1. (archaic)the crest of a hill
    (古)小山顶, 丘顶
语源
  1. Old English cnæpp, cnæp

knap2
[nap]
(knapped, knapping)
  1. [with obj.](Architecture & Archaeology)shape (a piece of stone, typically flint) by striking it so as to make stone tools or weapons or to give a flat-faced stone for building walls
    (建筑,考古)敲打,打制(石器,尤指石砖)
    [as adj. knapped]buildings made of knapped flint.
    用打制燧石建造的建筑物。
    ■(archaic)strike with a hard short sound; knock
    (古)敲打,敲击
派生
knapper
noun
语源
  1. late Middle English (in the sense 'to knock, rap'): imitative; compare with Dutch and German knappen 'crack, crackle'
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