lappet

American  

[lap-it] / ˈlæp ɪt /

noun

1. a small lap, flap, or loosely hanging part, especially of a garment or headdress.

2. a projecting, lobelike structure in certain invertebrate animals.

3. Ornithology. a wattle or other fleshy process on a bird's head.

4. Textiles.

   1. a rack or bar containing needles, situated at the front of the reed, and used in the production of figured patterns.

   2. an ornamented fabric produced by lappet weaving.

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lappet British  

/ ˈlæpɪt /

noun

1. a small hanging flap or piece of lace, etc, such as one dangling from a headdress

2. zoology a lobelike hanging structure, such as the wattle on a bird's head

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Other Word Forms

• lappeted
  adjective

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Etymology

Origin of lappet

First recorded in 1565–75; lap ¹ + -et

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Example Sentences

See Examples For:

lappet

Crocodile fish: As the species lurks around sandy ocean floors, the iris lappet, or lacey covering drooping over its eye, obscures the pupil and improves fish’s overall camouflage.

From Scientific American ● May 19, 2021

Body with round lappet Sleeves tight at top, open at bottom.

From Harper's New Monthly Magazine, No. 22, March, 1852, Volume 4. by

"You 'll have only time to dress,—dress;" and he touched the lappet of his coat, for he was fairly driven to pantomime to express himself.

From Tony Butler by Charles James Lever

The female has only the rudiments of a crest and lappet, and is of a much duller colour than the male.

From The Western World Picturesque Sketches of Nature and Natural History in North and South America by William Henry Giles Kingston

If the subject is only moderately interesting he pulls a sleeve or a lappet of a coat.

From Gossamer 1915 by George A. Birmingham

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