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

This differed from that a little in colour, but in nothing else, the fashion of the bow being the same, and one lappet bearing the initials 'C. d. l.

From Historical Romances: Under the Red Robe, Count Hannibal, A Gentleman of France by Stanley J. Weyman

I saw something white poke its way out from under the lappet; and in another moment an object was revealed that, though revealed, I could not understand, nor could I distinguish what it was.

From A Book of Ghosts by S. (Sabine) Baring-Gould

"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

She turned to the priest and talked most amiably to him; he smiled and bowed, but his agitation was shown by the twitching of his hands fidgeting with the lappet of his cloak.

From The Making of a Saint by W. Somerset (William Somerset) Maugham

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