- lap covering
- nounthe part of a piece of clothing that covers the thighs-
his lap was covered with food stains
• Syn: ↑lap• Hypernyms: ↑cloth covering
Useful english dictionary. 2012.
lap covering
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lap — lap1 [lap] n. [ME lappe < OE læppa, fold or hanging part of a garment, skin; akin to Ger lappen < IE base * leb , lāb , to hang down > L labare, to totter, labi, to fall, sink, lapsus, a fall] 1. Now Rare the loose lower part of a… … English World dictionary
lap robe — ☆ lap robe n. a heavy blanket, fur covering, etc. laid over the lap and knees for warmth, as when watching outdoor sports … English World dictionary
lap robe — noun : a covering (as a blanket) for the legs, lap, and feet especially of a passenger in a car or carriage compare buffalo robe * * * a blanket, fur covering, or the like, used to cover one s lap or legs, as when sitting outdoors or riding in an … Useful english dictionary
lap — 1. n. 1 a the front of the body from the waist to the knees of a sitting person (sat on her lap; caught it in his lap). b the clothing, esp. a skirt, covering the lap. c the front of a skirt held up to catch or contain something. 2 a hollow among … Useful english dictionary
lap — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. fold, wrap; lick; overlap; ripple. See superiority, covering, drinking, touch. II (Roget s IV) n. 1. [The body from the waist to the knees when sitting] Syn. knees, legs, thighs, front, seat. 2. [The… … English dictionary for students
lap — Synonyms and related words: Le Mans, adjoin, air race, ambit, anteriority, apparel, applique, arch over, array, attire, automobile race, babble, be the bellwether, beacon, beat, bedeck, bedrape, befringe, bestraddle, bestride, beverage, bib,… … Moby Thesaurus
lap robe — noun Date: circa 1866 a covering (as a blanket) for the legs, lap, and feet especially of a passenger in a car or carriage … New Collegiate Dictionary
lap robe — a blanket, fur covering, or the like, used to cover one s lap or legs, as when sitting outdoors or riding in an open vehicle. [1865 70, Amer.] * * * … Universalium
covering — Synonyms and related words: assimilating, bigness, blanket, blanketing, border, brooding, burial, burying, calcimining, circumference, cloak, cloaking, clouding, coat, coating, collop, comprising, concealedness, concealing, concealment,… … Moby Thesaurus
cloth covering — noun a covering made of cloth • Hypernyms: ↑covering • Hyponyms: ↑antimacassar, ↑back, ↑bedclothes, ↑bed clothing, ↑bedding, ↑blindfold, ↑bosom … Useful english dictionary
