Lappet
[lap-it] /ˈlæp ɪt/
noun
1.
a small lap, flap, or loosely hanging part, especially of a garment or headdress.
2.
a projecting, lobelike structure in certain invertebrate animals.
3.
Ornithology. a wattle or other fleshy process on a bird’s head.
4.
Textiles.
/ˈlæpɪt/
noun
1.
a small hanging flap or piece of lace, etc, such as one dangling from a headdress
2.
(zoology) a lobelike hanging structure, such as the wattle on a bird’s head
n.
“a small flap,” 1570s; earlier “lobe of a body part” (early 15c.), from Middle English lappe “lap” (see lap (n.)) + -et, diminutive suffix.
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