lappet.
A small decorative fold or flap, especially of lace or muslin, in a garment or headdress.
Meaning & usage
A small decorative fold or flap, especially of lace or muslin, in a garment or headdress.
A wattle or flap-like structure on the face.
Some vultures have lappets of bare flesh on the sides of the head.
Tompot blennies are distinguished by a pair of lappets above the eyes and dark stripes along the body.
A head-dress made with lappets for lace pendants.
A lobe (division of an organ).
Where this word comes from
From lap + -et.
To decorate with, or as if with, lappets.
Where this word comes from
From lap + -et.
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Last enriched 2026-09-10. Definitions are in English. Romanizations are shown when supplied by the source; syllable estimates are omitted for unsupported scripts.