- a small hanging flap or piece of lace, etc, such as one dangling from a headdress
- a lobelike hanging structure, such as the wattle on a bird's head
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lap•pet
(lap′it),USA pronunciation n.
lap′pet•ed, adj.
- Clothinga small lap, flap, or loosely hanging part, esp. of a garment or headdress. See illus. under miter.
- Invertebratesa projecting, lobelike structure in certain invertebrate animals.
- Birds[Ornith.]a wattle or other fleshy process on a bird's head.
- 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.
- lap1 + -et 1565–75
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lappet /ˈlæpɪt/ n
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