Lappet
[læpit]
Definition
(noun.) medium-sized hairy moths; larvae are lappet caterpillars.
(noun.) a small lap on a garment or headdress.
Typist: Ted--From WordNet
Definition
(n.) A small decorative fold or flap, esp, of lace or muslin, in a garment or headdress.
(v. t.) To decorate with, or as with, a lappet.
Typist: Patricia
Definition
n. a little lap or flap.—adj. Lapp′eted.—n. Lapp′et-head a head-dress made with lappets for lace pendants.
Checker: Lyman
Examples
- Then she set me on a table, where I showed her my hanger all bloody, and wiping it on the lappet of my coat, returned it to the scabbard. Jonathan Swift. Gulliver's Travels into Several Remote Nations of the World.
- The day before, Rosanna had taken out a spot for me on the lappet of my coat, with a new composition, warranted to remove anything. Wilkie Collins. The Moonstone.
- She took me by one of the lappets of my coat. Wilkie Collins. The Moonstone.
- One of his lace lappets came unpinned. Harriette Wilson. The Memoirs of Harriette Wilson.
- The particulars of Becky's costume were in the newspapers--feathers, lappets, superb diamonds, and all the rest. William Makepeace Thackeray. Vanity Fair.
- He sat on a bench, with his hoops and ruffles and high powdered head, his point laced lappets, &c. Harriette Wilson. The Memoirs of Harriette Wilson.
Checked by Dora