Nap \Nap\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Napped; p. pr. & vb. n. Napping.]

[OE. nappen, AS. hn[ae]ppian to take a nap, to slumber; cf. AS. hnipian to bend one's self, Icel. hnipna, hn[=i]pa, to droop.]

1. To have a short sleep; to be drowsy; to doze. --Chaucer.

2. To be in a careless, secure state. --Wyclif.

I took thee napping, unprepared. --Hudibras.

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
 

Napping \Nap"ping\, n.

1. The act or process of raising a nap, as on cloth.

2. (Hat Making) A sheet of partially felted fur before it is united to the hat body. --Knight.

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)