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  1. 1. n. Nap of cloth. Source: opted
  2. 2. Nap of cloth. [Obs.] PEYER'S GLANDS Pey"er's glands`. Etym: [So called from J.K.Peyer, who described them in 1677.] (Anat.) Pathches of lymphoid nodules, in the walls of the small intestiness; agminated glands; -- called also Peyer's patches. In typhoid fever they become the seat of ulcers which are regarded as the characteristic organic lesion of that disease. Source: webster
  3. 3. Nap of cloth. [Obs.] Source: adambom

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