'Lappet' definitions:

Definition of 'lappet'

(from WordNet)
noun
A fleshy wrinkled and often brightly colored fold of skin hanging from the neck or throat of certain birds (chickens and turkeys) or lizards [syn: wattle, lappet]
noun
A small lap on a garment or headdress
noun
Medium-sized hairy moths; larvae are lappet caterpillars [syn: lappet, lappet moth]

Definition of 'Lappet'

From: GCIDE
  • Lappet \Lap"pet\, n. [Dim. of lap a fold.] A small decorative fold or flap, esp. of lace or muslin, in a garment or headdress. --Swift. [1913 Webster]
  • Lappet moth (Zool.), one of several species of bombycid moths, which have stout, hairy caterpillars, flat beneath. Two common American species (Gastropacha Americana, and Tolype velleda) feed upon the apple tree. [1913 Webster]

Definition of 'Lappet'

From: GCIDE
  • Lappet \Lap"pet\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Lappeted; p. pr. & vb. n. Lappeting.] To decorate with, or as with, a lappet. [R.] --Landor. [1913 Webster]

Synonyms of 'lappet'

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Words containing 'Lappet'