lappet Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun a fleshy wrinkled and often brightly colored fold of skin hanging from the neck or throat of certain birds (chickens and turkeys) or lizards
    wattle.
  2. noun a small lap on a garment or headdress
  3. noun medium-sized hairy moths; larvae are lappet caterpillars
    lappet moth.

WordNet

Lap"pet noun
Etymology
Dim. of lap a fold.
Definitions
  1. A small decorative fold or flap, esp, of lace or muslin, in a garment or headdress. Swift.
Lap"pet transitive verb
Wordforms
imperfect & past participle Lappeted; present participle & verbal noun Lappeting
Definitions
  1. To decorate with, or as with, a lappet. R. Landor.

Webster 1913