lappet C2 Topic:Clothing & Appearance US /ˈlæpɪt/ UK /ˈlæpɪt/ See IPA manual Freq #409425 Meanings 1 noun a small hanging fold, flap, or strip on a garment or headdress, often made of lace or muslin Lace lappets hung from the old-fashioned cap. 2 noun a hanging or overlapping part of an animal's body, such as a fleshy fold or feathered projection The bird's brightly colored lappet hung below its throat. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 noun · a small hanging fold, flap,... flapfoldtab 2 noun · a hanging or overlapping... wattleflap Word family Forms lappets Derived forms lappeted Related forms laplapelwattle Etymology Formed from lap, in its older sense 'a loose flap of cloth,' + the diminutive suffix -et. The clothing term was extended to similarly hanging or overlapping structures in animals. Topics Clothing & Appearance External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # lappet **Type:** Word **Level:** C2 **Part of speech:** noun **IPA (US):** /ˈlæpɪt/ **IPA (UK):** /ˈlæpɪt/ **Frequency rank:** 409425 ## Meanings 1. a small hanging fold, flap, or strip on a garment or headdress, often made of lace or muslin 2. a hanging or overlapping part of an animal's body, such as a fleshy fold or feathered projection ## Examples - Lace lappets hung from the old-fashioned cap. - The bird's brightly colored lappet hung below its throat. ## Synonyms - flap - fold - tab - wattle ## Derived Forms - lappeted ## Related Forms - lap - lapel - wattle ## Etymology Formed from lap, in its older sense 'a loose flap of cloth,' + the diminutive suffix -et. The clothing term was extended to similarly hanging or overlapping structures in animals. ## Topics - Clothing & Appearance markdown