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 • Jan. 8, 2017

A White House chauffeur carried a lap robe to Mrs. Hoover in the audience.

From Time Magazine Archive

A steady spatter of wet handclaps kept pace as jampacked thousands craned for a glimpse of the President, waving and smiling, with a lap robe pulled almost to his shoulders.

From Time Magazine Archive

“I shall not be needing the lap robe, Plunkett, on such a pleasant day at sea.”

From "Secrets at Sea" by Richard Peck

But the girls, crimson-faced, dived under the lap robe.

From "Cheaper by the Dozen" by Frank B. Gilbreth Jr. and Ernestine Gilbreth Carey