nappe
Pronunciation:
/nap/noun
Definitions
The profile of a body of water flowing over an obstruction in a vertical drop.
Either of the two parts of a double cone.
A sheet-like mass of rock that has been folded over adjacent strata.
(hydraulics) Geological nappe whose underside is not in contact with the overflow structure and is at ambient atmospheric pressure.
verb
Definitions
To coat (a food) with liquid.
Example: to nappe a leg of lamb with glaze