Hypertext Webster Gateway: "lappet"
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["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.
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.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
lappet
n 1: a fleshy wrinkled and often brightly colored fold of skin
hanging from the neck or throat of certain birds
(chickens and turkeys) or lizards [syn: {wattle}]
2: a small lap on a garment or headdress
3: medium-sized hairy moths; larvae are lappet caterpillars
[syn: {lappet moth}]
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