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lappet |
3 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Lappet \Lap"pet\, n. [Dim. of lap a fold.] A small decorative fold or flap, esp, of lace or muslin, in a garment or headdress. --Swift. {Lappet moth} (Zo["o]l.), 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. From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Lappet \Lap"pet\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Lappeted}; p. pr & vb n. {Lappeting}.] To decorate with or as with a lappet. [R.] --Landor. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: lappet n 1: a fleshy wrinkled and often brightly colored fold of skin hanging from the neck or throat of certain birds (chickens and turkeys) or lizards [syn: {wattle}] 2: a small lap on a garment or headdress 3: medium-sized hairy moths; larvae are lappet caterpillars [syn: {lappet moth}]
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