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lappet

/lap-it/US // ˈlæp ɪt //UK // (ˈlæpɪt) //

杓子,杓杓,杓子状,杓子状物

Definitions

n.名词 noun
  1. 1
    • : a small lap, flap, or loosely hanging part, especially of a garment or headdress.
    • : a projecting, lobelike structure in certain invertebrate animals.
    • : Ornithology. a wattle or other fleshy process on a bird's head.
    • : Textiles. a rack or bar containing needles, situated at the front of the reed, and used in the production of figured patterns.an ornamented fabric produced by lappet weaving.

Examples

  • She had hold of the lappet of his coat; she had kept it in her hand even while she detached herself from his embrace.

  • He never asked who or what the sick papas of poor children were when the children pulled him by the lappet of his coat.

  • That which moved the lappet was something in the pocket that was struggling to get out.

  • Grettir felt him groping about the lower lappet and pulling at it.

  • First, it appeared to me as if the lappet of my overcoat pocket were in movement, being raised.