lapin
Americannoun
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lapins
plural
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a rabbit.
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rabbit fur, especially when trimmed and dyed.
Other Word Forms
Noun Inflected Forms
Etymology
Origin of lapin
1900–05; < French, Middle French, perhaps, by suffix alteration, from laperean rabbit < Ibero-Romance; cf. cony
Example Sentences
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New Yorkers raving over slowly braised lapin, complaining about the too small holes in their bread and cheeses!
From New York Times ● Nov. 3, 2016
In France it is the rabbit's nest, "nid le lapin," that people sometimes discover.
From Proverb Lore Many sayings, wise or otherwise, on many subjects, gleaned from many sources by F. Edward (Frederick Edward) Hulme
I've fixed it all right, mon lapin," he said; "if the worst comes to the worst they'll bail you out with the Mess funds.
From Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 158, 1920-01-21 by Various
Bonzig knew all the cheap eating‑houses in Paris, and what each was specially renowned for—"bonne friture," "fricassée de lapin," "pommes sautées," "soupe aux choux," etc., etc.
From The Martian by George Du Maurier
This she kept to herself; it was her wise policy to remain douce comme un lapin blanc, which she did.
From There was a King in Egypt by Norma Lorimer
It had a very faded sign above the door, some billiard cues painted on the wall and the inoffensive name "Au rendezvous des lapins".
From Tartarin De Tarascon by Oliver C. Colt
And the mission of these men of intelligent culture seemed to be to poser des lapins sur la jeune presse.
From Vain Fortune by George (George Augustus) Moore
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