Definition of lap

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Lap (n.) That part of any substance or fixture which extends over, or lies upon, or by the side of, a part of another; as, the lap of a board; also, the measure of such extension over or upon another thing..

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Clap :: Clap (n.) A single, sudden act or motion; a stroke; a blow..
Homoptera :: Homoptera (n. pl.) A suborder of Hemiptera, in which both pairs of wings are similar in texture, and do not overlap when folded, as in the cicada. See Hemiptera..
Lapidify :: Lapidify (v. i.) To become stone or stony.
Smack :: Smack (adv.) As if with a smack or slap.
Lapidify :: Lapidify (v. t.) To convert into stone or stony material; to petrify.
Clinker-built :: Clinker-built (a.) Having the side planks (af a boat) so arranged that the lower edge of each overlaps the upper edge of the plank next below it like clapboards on a house. See Lapstreak.
Lapidary :: Lapidary (a.) Of or pertaining to the art of cutting stones, or engraving on stones, either gems or monuments; as, lapidary ornamentation..
Lapponic :: Lapponic (a.) Laplandish; Lappish.
Slicer :: Slicer (n.) One who, or that which, slices; specifically, the circular saw of the lapidary..
Syphilide :: Syphering (n.) The lapping of chamfered edges of planks to make a smooth surface, as for a bulkhead..
Rapilli :: Rapilli (n. pl.) Lapilli.
Elapsion :: Elapsion (n.) The act of elapsing.
Clap :: Clap (v. i.) To enter with alacrity and briskness; -- with to or into.
Skelp :: Skelp (v. t.) To strike; to slap.
Dilapidation :: Dilapidation (n.) Ecclesiastical waste; impairing of church property by an incumbent, through neglect or by intention..
Clapper :: Clapper (n.) That which strikes or claps, as the tongue of a bell, or the piece of wood that strikes a mill hopper, etc. See Illust. of Bell..
Infralapsarian :: Infralapsarian (a.) Of or pertaining to the Infralapsarians, or to their doctrine..
Espauliere :: Espauliere (n.) A defense for the shoulder, composed of flexible overlapping plates of metal, used in the 15th century; -- the origin of the modern epaulette..
Slap :: Slap (v. t.) To strike with the open hand, or with something broad..
Delapsation :: Delapsation (n.) See Delapsion.
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