- lappet-head
- lappˈet-head noun (obsolete)A headdress with lappets• • •Main Entry: ↑lappet
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Lappet-faced Vulture — At Rio Grande Zoo, New Mexico, USA Conservation status … Wikipedia
lappet — [lap′it] n. [dim. of LAP1] 1. a loose flap or fold of a garment or head covering 2. any fleshy or membranous part hanging loosely or in a fold, as the dewlap of a cow, the lobe of the ear, etc … English World dictionary
Lappet — A lappet is a decorative flap or fold in a ceremonial headdress or garment. They were a feature of women s headgear until the early 20th century. They remain strongly associated with religion. A bishop s mitre has two lappets ( infulæ ) sewn to… … Wikipedia
lappet — lappeted, adj. /lap it/, n. 1. a small lap, flap, or loosely hanging part, esp. of a garment or headdress. See illus. under miter. 2. a projecting, lobelike structure in certain invertebrate animals. 3. Ornith. a wattle or other fleshy process on … Universalium
lappet — a small fleshy lobe, e.g. on the upper lip of the blenniid Cirripectus; a flat tab of skin on the head of Avocettinops … Dictionary of ichthyology
lappet — n. [A.S. laeppa, a loose hanging part] 1. A fold, small flap, lobe or loose hanging portion. 2. (ARTHROPODA: Crustacea) In Mysidacea, a ventrally projecting subdivision of the pleura. 3. (CNIDARIA: Scyphozoa) A flaplike projection on the bell… … Dictionary of invertebrate zoology
lappet — lap·pet || læpɪt n. small fold or flap; type of fabric; wattle, droopy flap of skin on a chicken s head … English contemporary dictionary
lappet — lap•pet [[t]ˈlæp ɪt[/t]] n. 1) clo a small lap, flap, or loosely hanging part, esp. of a garment or headdress. See illus. at miter 2) orn a wattle or other fleshy process on a bird s head • Etymology: 1565–75; lap I+ et lap′pet•ed, adj … From formal English to slang
lappet — /ˈlæpət/ (say lapuht) noun 1. a small lap, flap, or loosely hanging part, especially of a garment or headdress. 2. a loose fold of flesh or the like. 3. a lobe of the ear, etc. 4. Ornithology a wattle or other fleshy process on a bird s head.… …
lepidopteran — /lep i dop teuhr euhn/, adj. 1. lepidopterous. n. 2. a lepidopterous insect. [1850 55; LEPIDOPTER(A) + AN] * * * Any of the more than 100,000 species constituting the order Lepidoptera (Greek: scaly wing ): butterflies, moths, and skippers. The… … Universalium
