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Entry 2 senses · 2 variants Webster, 1913

Lappet

· Lap·pet · IPA
01 n. A small decorative fold or flap, esp. of lace or muslin, in a garment or headdress.
  1. 1.
    A small decorative fold or flap, esp. of lace or muslin, in a garment or headdress.
Phrases & compounds
Lappet moth — 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.
02 v. t. To decorate with, or as with, a lappet.
imp. & p. p. Lappeted; p. pr. & vb. n. Lappeting
  1. 1.
    To decorate with, or as with, a lappet.[R.]