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Added 10 October 2026

lappet

noun

noun Definition from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA). More about lappet at Wordnik → Where our words come from →

A small decorative fold or flap, especially of lace or muslin, in a garment or headdress.
A wattle or flap-like structure on the face.
Some vultures have lappets of bare flesh on the sides of the head.
A head-dress made with lappets for lace pendants.

verb

To decorate with, or as if with, lappets.

Origin

From lap + -et.

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