LAPPETS

Noun

lappets

plural of lappet

Anagrams

• P-plates, applets

Source: Wiktionary


LAPPET

Lap"pet, n. Etym: [Dim. of lap a fold.]

Definition: A small decorative fold or flap, esp, of lace or muslin, in a garment or headdress. Swift. Lappet moth (Zoƶl.), 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, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Lappeted; p. pr. & vb. n. Lappeting.]

Definition: To decorate with, or as with, a lappet. [R.] Landor.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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