lap robe

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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Mr. Conover wiped his muddy hands on the lap-robe and helped her into the buckboard, with awkward care.
The Hallowell Partnership|Katharine Holland Brown
He slipped his hand under the lap-robe, and gave hers a gentle pressure.
Double Trouble|Herbert Quick
In the midst of Struve's flood of invective the girl's hand leaped quickly from the lap-robe.
A Texas Ranger|William MacLeod Raine
He drew the lap-robe around her, and started the automobile.
The Heart of Thunder Mountain|Edfrid A. Bingham

She was still silent, and I took advantage of it to draw her hands under the lap-robe.
A Little Union Scout|Joel Chandler Harris