nape
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Her long tresses are twisted in an easy crown, flowing from the crest of her forehead to the nape of her neck and signaling her noble status.
From Salon • Nov. 26, 2024
Going forward, restorers plan to make fresh casts out of resin to replace the plaster patches that covered missing pieces, including on part of the nape of the neck and the pubis.
From Seattle Times • May 13, 2023
Stroking the bird’s nape, Mr. al-Humaidi gently removed a GPS device — another safety net — and rearranged its feathers with care.
From New York Times • Dec. 15, 2022
As Jessica Eldridge skies for a resounding block, gravity suspends her pink-tinted hair for just a moment, revealing a “7” tattooed on her nape.
From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 5, 2022
As they approached, the door to the bookstore swung open with a jingle and out stepped a black man with gray-frosted dreadlocks tied loosely at the nape of his neck.
From "Book Scavenger" by Jennifer Chambliss Bertman
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