lappet

== English == === Etymology === From lap + -et. === Pronunciation === Rhymes: -æpɪt === Noun === lappet (plural lappets) A small decorative fold or flap, especially of lace or muslin, in a garment or headdress. (zoology) A wattle or flap-like structure on the face. A head-dress made with lappets for lace pendants. (obsolete, anatomy) A lobe (division of an organ). ==== Derived terms ==== lappet-faced vulture lappet moth ==== Descendants ==== → Welsh: llabed ==== Translations ==== === Verb === lappet (third-person singular simple present lappets, present participle lappeting, simple past and past participle lappeted) (transitive) To decorate with, or as if with, lappets. === Anagrams === P-plate, applet