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Webster 1913 Edition
Lappet
Lap′pet
,Noun.
[Dim. of
lap
a fold.] A small decorative fold or flap, esp. of lace or muslin, in a garment or headdress.
Swift.
Lappet moth
(Zool.)
, one of several species of bombycid moths, which have stout, hairy caterpillars, flat beneath. Two common American species (
Gastropacha Americana
, and Tolype velleda
) feed upon the apple tree.Lap′pet
,Verb.
T.
[
imp. & p. p.
Lappeted
; p. pr. & vb. n.
Lappeting
.] To decorate with, or as with, a lappet.
[R.]
Landor.
Webster 1828 Edition
Lappet
LAP'PET
,Noun.
Definition 2024
lappet
lappet
English
Noun
lappet (plural lappets)
- A small decorative fold or flap, especially of lace or muslin, in a garment or headdress.
- (zoology) A wattle or flap-like structure on the face.
- Some vultures have lappets of bare flesh on the sides of the head.
- Tompot blennies are distinguished by a pair of lappets above the eyes and dark stripes along the body.
Derived terms
Verb
lappet (third-person singular simple present lappets, present participle lappeting, simple past and past participle lappeted)
- (transitive) To decorate with, or as if with, lappets.
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