lap robe

American  

noun

1. a blanket, fur covering, or the like, used to cover one's lap or legs, as when sitting outdoors or riding in an open vehicle.

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Etymology

Origin of lap robe

An Americanism dating back to 1865–70

Example Sentences

Also in the exhibit is a lap robe Woolcott wore on the rescue boat as she escaped the Titanic, Bellavita said.

From Washington Times

Werth, whose flowing fox-colored beard and shoulder-length hair suggest a discarded droshky lap robe, went one for seventeen in the Nats’ wipeout loss—a miserable showing but not the worst of this painful October.

From The New Yorker

The skin of a big bear, made into a lap robe for use in cold weather.

From Project Gutenberg

It is a different carriage, but the very same lap robe.

From Project Gutenberg

Eglah tucked a lap robe carefully about the reclining form, and he feebly lifted the one hand he could move, and pointed to the glass door.

From Project Gutenberg