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lappet
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Webster's 1828 Dictionary
LAPPET
n.[dim. of lap. ] A part of a garment or dress that hangs loose.
Webster's 1913 Dictionary
LAPPET
Lap "pet, n. Etym: [Dim. of lap a fold. ]
Defn: A small decorative fold or flap, esp, of lace or muslin, in a garment or headdress. Swift. Lappet moth (Zoöl.), 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.
LAPPET
Lap "pet, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Lappeted; p. pr. & vb. n. Lappeting.]
Defn: To decorate with, or as with, a lappet. [R.] Landor.
New American Oxford Dictionary
lappet
lap pet |ˈlapit ˈlæpət | ▶noun 1 a small flap or fold, in particular: • a fold or hanging piece of flesh in some animals. • a loose or overlapping part of a garment. 2 (also lappet moth ) a brownish moth, the hairy caterpillars of which have fleshy lappets along each side of the body. [Several species in the family Lasiocampidae: including Phyllodesma americana. ] DERIVATIVES lap pet ed adjective ORIGIN late Middle English (denoting a lobe of the ear, liver, etc. ): diminutive of lap 1 .
Oxford Dictionary
lappet
lappet |ˈlapɪt | ▶noun 1 a fold or hanging piece of flesh in some animals. • a loose or overlapping part of a garment. 2 (also lappet moth ) a brownish moth, the hairy caterpillars of which have fleshy lappets along each side of the body. ●Gastropacha quercifolia and other species in the family Lasiocampidae. DERIVATIVES lappeted adjective ORIGIN late Middle English (denoting a lobe of the ear, liver, etc. ): diminutive of lap 1 .
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