Definition of Lappets. Meaning of Lappets. Synonyms of Lappets

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Definition of Lappets

Lappet
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["o]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.
Lappet
Lappet Lap"pet, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Lappeted; p. pr. & vb. n. Lappeting.] To decorate with, or as with, a lappet. [R.] --Landor.

Meaning of Lappets from wikipedia

- lappets were a po****r form of women's headwear until the early twentieth century, and are still a feature of religious garments. Examples of lappets...
- The lappet-faced vulture or Nubian vulture (Torgos tracheliotos) is an Old World vulture belonging to the bird order Accipitriformes, which also includes...
- usually of leather, felt or wool, featuring a round topped bonnet with lappets for wrapping around the neck. Local versions determine the trim, which...
- and lappets could be pinned up in a variety of ways to make complex headdresses. Generally, the gable hood consisted of four parts: the paste, lappets, veil...
- a defensive skirt of leather or multi-layered fabric (linen) strips or lappets worn hanging from the waists of Roman and Gr**** cuir****es of warriors and...
- Tolype velleda, the large tolype moth or velleda lappet moth, is a species of moth of the family Lasiocampidae. It was first described by Caspar Stoll...
- Trabala vishnou, the rose-myrtle lappet moth, is a species of moth in the family Lasiocampidae. It is found in southern Asia, including ****stan, India...
- lobes called lappets at the bell margin. Medusae also have eight tentacles, alternating with eight rhopalia, and twice as many lappets occur as tentacles...
- three crowns." Like a bishop's mitre, a papal tiara has attached to it two lappets, a pair of streamers or pendants that in Latin are called caudae or infulae...
- Torgos tracheliotos negevensis, the Arabian lappet-faced vulture or Arabian vulture, is an endangered bird endemic to the western and southern reaches...