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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Tuet :: Tuet (n.) The lapwing.
Blinker :: Blinker (n.) A blinder for horses; a flap of leather on a horse's bridle to prevent him from seeing objects as his side hence, whatever obstructs sight or discernment..
Lobe :: Lobe (n.) A membranous flap on the sides of the toes of certain birds, as the coot..
Lap :: Lap (n.) The act of lapping with, or as with, the tongue; as, to take anything into the mouth with a lap..
Lapsed :: Lapsed (a.) Ineffectual, void, or forfeited; as, a lapsed policy of insurance; a lapsed legacy..
Lapides :: Lapides (pl. ) of Lapi.
Slat :: Slat (v. t.) To slap; to strike; to beat; to throw down violently.
Laputan :: Laputan (a.) Of or pertaining to Laputa, an imaginary flying island described in Gulliver's Travels as the home of chimerical philosophers. Hence, fanciful; preposterous; absurd in science or philosophy..
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Lappic :: Lappic (a.) Of or pertaining to Lapland, or the Lapps..
Dilapidate :: Dilapidate (v. t.) To bring into a condition of decay or partial ruin, by misuse or through neglect; to destroy the fairness and good condition of; -- said of a building..
Flap :: Flap (v.) The motion of anything broad and loose, or a stroke or sound made with it; as, the flap of a sail or of a wing..
Inlapidate :: Inlapidate (v. t.) To convert into a stony substance; to petrity.
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