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Definitions for: Lappet [n] medium-sized hairy moths; larvae are lappet caterpillars
[n] a small lap on a garment or headdress
[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
Webster (1913) Definition: 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.
Lap"pet, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Lappeted; p. pr. & vb.
n. Lappeting.]
To decorate with, or as with, a lappet. [R.] --Landor.
Synonyms: lappet moth, wattle
See Also: caruncle, caruncula, lap, lasiocampid, lasiocampid moth, overlap
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