lappet

from WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)
lappet
    n 1: a fleshy wrinkled and often brightly colored fold of skin
         hanging from the neck or throat of certain birds (chickens
         and turkeys) or lizards [syn: {wattle}, {lappet}]
    2: a small lap on a garment or headdress
    3: medium-sized hairy moths; larvae are lappet caterpillars
       [syn: {lappet}, {lappet moth}]
from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
Lappet \Lap"pet\, n. [Dim. of lap a fold.]
   A small decorative fold or flap, esp. of lace or muslin, in a
   garment or headdress. --Swift.
   [1913 Webster]

   {Lappet moth} (Zool.), 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.
      [1913 Webster]
from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
Lappet \Lap"pet\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Lappeted}; p. pr. & vb.
   n. {Lappeting}.]
   To decorate with, or as with, a lappet. [R.] --Landor.
   [1913 Webster]
from Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0
31 Moby Thesaurus words for "lappet":
      crease, creasing, crimp, dog-ear, double, doubling, drape,
      duplicature, ear lobe, flection, flexure, flounce, fold, frill,
      gather, hanger, hanging, lapel, lobation, lobe, lobule, pendant,
      plica, plication, plicature, ply, ruche, ruching, ruffle, tuck,
      uvula
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