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nope, not neck; it's an obsolete term for tablecloth, apparently related to napkin.
< Anglo-Norman nape, nap and Middle French nape (c1140 in Old French; French nappe) < classical Latin mappa MAP n.1, with dissimilation of initial consonant (see note). The post-classical Latin forms napa (from c1160 in British sources), nappa (first half of the 13th cent. in British sources) are prob. < or after Anglo-Norman and Old French. Cf. NAPKIN n.
edit: in classical L., mappa is towel, napkin; later to become map, chart, etc. (drawing a map on a napkin?)
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