lapping
A kind of machine blanket or wrapping material used by calico printersA kind of machine blanket or wrapping material used by calico printers.
Meaning
7 senses(countable, uncountable)A kind of machine blanket or wrapping material used by calico printers.
(countable, uncountable)The process of forming a lap or fleece of fibrous material for the carding-machine.
(countable, uncountable)The rubbing or polishing of a metal surface.
(countable, uncountable)A form of fraud in which payments in the accounts are repeatedly delayed between periods, or diverted between customers, to conceal a theft.
(countable, uncountable)The process of rubbing away the lands, or metal between the grooves of a rifled gun, to increase the bore.
(countable, uncountable)Lengths of fine silk, metal wire, or whalebone wrapped tightly around the stick of the bow of a string instrument adjacent to the leather part of the bow grip at the heel.
(countable, uncountable)The gentle, rhythmic sound of water splashing against a solid surface.
- covering with a design in which one element covers a part of another (as with tiles or shingles)
Translations
1 languagesOrigin
From Middle English lapping, lappyng, lappinge, equivalent to lap + -ing.From Middle English lapping, lappyng, lappinge, equivalent to lap + -ing.
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Forms
plural: lappingsSynonyms
3 synonyms- covering with a design in which one element covers a part of another (as with tiles or shingles):imbricationoverlapping
Word family
2 related wordsLessons for this word
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