lapful
[ lap-fool ]
Origin of lapful
1usage note For lapful
See -ful.
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How to use lapful in a sentence
Did he seem dejected, Catherine would steal out and spend a week's income on the lapful of toys which she brought home.
Night and Morning, Complete | Edward Bulwer-LyttonZephyrus had a lapful of flowers,204 and was the one wind sent to play among children.
Stories of Old Greece and Rome | Emilie Kip BakerWho ever thought the ruddiest lapful of apples a fair exchange for a cloud of sunlit blossom?
Young Lives | Richard Le GallienneI wanted to make a sketch of you leaning over the boatside with your lapful of water-lilies; I wish I had.
Spring Days | George MooreShe flicked a lapful of crumbs on to the floor, and pranced away with her light, dancing step.
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