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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.
3.
Ornithology. a wattle or other fleshy process on a bird's head.
4.
Textiles.
a.
a rack or bar containing needles, situated at the front of the reed, and used in the production of figured patterns.
b.
an ornamented fabric produced by lappet weaving.
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Lappet
is always a great word to know.
So is bezoar. Does it mean:
| a calculus or concretion found in the stomach or intestines of certain animals, esp. ruminants, formerly reputed to be an effective remedy for poison. |
| a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal. |
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lappet
"a small flap," 1573, from M.E. lappe "lap" (see lap (n.)) + -et, dim. suffix.
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lappet
any member of the insect genus Tolype of the Lasiocampidae family of moths (order Lepidoptera). The genus includes the eggars, named for their egg-shaped cocoons, and the tent caterpillars, which spin huge, tent-shaped communal webs in trees. Lappets in the larval stage have lateral lobes, or lappets, on each segment of their body
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