Definition of lappets Lappets
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What does lappets mean?
Wiktionary 
- lappets (Noun)
Plural of lappet.
Part of speech
🔤- lappets, noun, plural of lappet.
WordNet
NounPlural: lappets |
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| lappet - medium-sized hairy moths; larvae are lappet caterpillars | ||
| lappet moth | ||
| lappet - a small lap on a garment or headdress | ||
| lappet - a fleshy wrinkled and often brightly colored fold of skin hanging from the neck or throat of certain birds (chickens and turkeys) or lizards | ||
| wattle | ||
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Wiktionary
Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
- lappet (n.)
A small decorative fold or flap, esp, of lace or muslin, in a garment or headdress. - lappet (v. t.)
To decorate with, or as with, a lappet.
Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕
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lappet
lap′et, n. a little lap or flap.—adj. Lapp′eted.—n. Lapp′et-head, a head-dress made with lappets for lace pendants. [Dim. of lap.]
Part of speech
🔤- lappet, noun, singular of lappets.
