lappet in English dictionary

  • lappet

    Meanings and definitions of "lappet"

    • A small decorative fold or flap, especially of lace or muslin, in a garment or headdress.
    • noun
      A small decorative fold or flap, especially of lace or muslin, in a garment or headdress.
    • noun
      (zoology)
      A wattle or flap-like structure on the face.
    • verb
      (transitive)
      To decorate with, or as if with, lappets.
    • 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
    • noun
      a small lap on a garment or headdress
    • noun
      medium-sized hairy moths; larvae are lappet caterpillars

    Synonyms of "lappet" in English dictionary

    caruncle, lasiocampid, overlap are the top synonyms of "lappet" in the English thesaurus.

    Grammar and declension of lappet

    • lappet ( plural  lappets)
    • lappet (plural lappets)
    • lappet (third-person singular simple present lappets, present participle lappeting, simple past and past participle lappeted)
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