Found 2 items, similar to lappet.
English → English (WordNet) Definition: lappet 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] 2: a small lap on a garment or headdress 3: medium-sized hairy moths; larvae are lappet caterpillars [syn: lappet moth]
English → English (gcide) Definition: Lappet 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 (Zo["o]l.), 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] 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]