lappet

[ lap-it ]

noun
  1. a small lap, flap, or loosely hanging part, especially of a garment or headdress.

  2. a projecting, lobelike structure in certain invertebrate animals.

  1. Ornithology. a wattle or other fleshy process on a bird's head.

  2. Textiles.

    • a rack or bar containing needles, situated at the front of the reed, and used in the production of figured patterns.

    • an ornamented fabric produced by lappet weaving.

Origin of lappet

1
First recorded in 1565–75; lap1 + -et

Other words from lappet

  • lap·pet·ed, adjective

Words Nearby lappet

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How to use lappet in a sentence

  • She had hold of the lappet of his coat; she had kept it in her hand even while she detached herself from his embrace.

    The Tragic Muse | Henry James
  • He never asked who or what the sick papas of poor children were when the children pulled him by the lappet of his coat.

    The Caxtons, Complete | Edward Bulwer-Lytton
  • That which moved the lappet was something in the pocket that was struggling to get out.

    A Book of Ghosts | Sabine Baring-Gould
  • Grettir felt him groping about the lower lappet and pulling at it.

    A Book of Ghosts | Sabine Baring-Gould
  • First, it appeared to me as if the lappet of my overcoat pocket were in movement, being raised.

    A Book of Ghosts | Sabine Baring-Gould

British Dictionary definitions for lappet

lappet

/ (ˈlæpɪt) /


noun
  1. a small hanging flap or piece of lace, etc, such as one dangling from a headdress

  2. zoology a lobelike hanging structure, such as the wattle on a bird's head

Origin of lappet

1
C16: from lap 1 + -et

Derived forms of lappet

  • lappeted, adjective

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