Definition of lap

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Lap (n.) The act of lapping with, or as with, the tongue; as, to take anything into the mouth with a lap..

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Burr :: Burr (n.) The lobe or lap of the ear.
Lapidifical :: Lapidifical (a.) Forming or converting into stone.
Collapse :: Collapse (v. i.) To fail suddenly and completely, like something hollow when subject to too much pressure; to undergo a collapse; as, Maximilian's government collapsed soon after the French army left Mexico; many financial projects collapse after attaining some success and importance..
Irrelapsable :: Irrelapsable (a.) Not liable to relapse; secure.
Clapboard :: Clapboard (n.) A stave for a cask.
Lick :: Lick (v. t.) To lap; to take in with the tongue; as, a dog or cat licks milk..
Dousing-chock :: Dousing-chock (n.) One of several pieces fayed across the apron and lapped in the knightheads, or inside planking above the upper deck..
Lapidescence :: Lapidescence (n.) A stony concretion.
Lapicide :: Lapicide (n.) A stonecutter.
Valve :: Valve (n.) One or more membranous partitions, flaps, or folds, which permit the passage of the contents of a vessel or cavity in one direction, but stop or retard the flow in the opposite direction; as, the ileocolic, mitral, and semilunar valves..
Zamouse :: Zamouse (n.) A West African buffalo (Bubalus brachyceros) having short horns depressed at the base, and large ears fringed internally with three rows of long hairs. It is destitute of a dewlap. Called also short-horned buffalo, and bush cow..
Adularia :: Adularia (n.) A transparent or translucent variety of common feldspar, or orthoclase, which often shows pearly opalescent reflections; -- called by lapidaries moonstone..
Weather-board :: Weather-board (v. t.) To nail boards upon so as to lap one over another, in order to exclude rain, snow, etc..
Jalapic :: Jalapic (a.) Of or pertaining to jalap.
Lapidary :: Lapidary (n.) A virtuoso skilled in gems or precious stones; a connoisseur of lapidary work.
Sticktail :: Stick-seed (n.) A plant (Echinospermum Lappula) of the Borage family, with small blue flowers and prickly nutlets..
Lap :: Lap (n.) A sheet, layer, or bat, of cotton fiber prepared for the carding machine..
Lapsed :: Lapsed (imp. & p. p.) of Laps.
Aestivation :: Aestivation (n.) The arrangement of the petals in a flower bud, as to folding, overlapping, etc.; prefloration..
Smack :: Smack (adv.) As if with a smack or slap.
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