lappet : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: lappet	by the DICT Development Group
3 results for lappet
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
lappet n a fleshy wrinkled and often brightly colored fold of skin hanging from the neck or throat of certain birds (chickens and turkeys) or lizards Synonym(s): wattle, lappet a small lap on a garment or headdress medium-sized hairy moths; larvae are lappet caterpillars Synonym(s): lappet, lappet moth
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
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. {Lappet moth} (Zo[94]l.), 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.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Lappet \Lap"pet\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Lappeted}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Lappeting}.] To decorate with, or as with, a lappet. [R.] --Landor.