lappet
lappet · lappets
Zipfel, Hautlappen
A small decorative fold or flap, especially of lace or muslin, in a garment or headdressA small decorative fold or flap, especially of lace or muslin, in a garment or headdress.
Meaning
4 sensesA small decorative fold or flap, especially of lace or muslin, in a garment or headdress.
Zipfel
a small lap on a garment or headdress
A wattle or flap-like structure on the face.
Some vultures have lappets of bare flesh on the sides of the head.
Tompot blennies are distinguished by a pair of lappets above the eyes and dark stripes along the body.
Hautlappen
A head-dress made with lappets for lace pendants.
(obsolete)A lobe (division of an organ).
Translations
3 languagesDeutsch
By meaning 2
small decorative fold or flap:
zoology: wattle or flap-like structure on the face:
Origin
From lap + -et.From lap + -et.
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Forms
plural: lappetsSynonyms
2 synonymsClose in meaning
- medium-sized hairy moths; larvae are lappet caterpillars:lappet moth
- a fleshy wrinkled and often brightly colored fold of skin hanging from the neck or throat of certain birds (chickens and turkeys) or lizards:wattle