the ... nape of ... neck• The blanched nape of a neck, spiders of hair breaking free of the bun, twirling on the surface.• He felt their resentfuleyesburningthe nape of his neck.• She ran a finger down the nape of his neck.• Behind her lay a blanket of cold air as icy snouts nuzzled the nape of her neck.• The groundcolour is a brightburnishedsilver with a blackband across the eye from the nape of the neck.• I feel it looming up behind me, breathing lightly on the nape of my neck.• He went across and stroked the nape of her neck, and she sniffed and stiffened and then relaxed.