A kind of machine blanket or wrapping material used by calico printers.

present participle of lap

plural of lapping

Being one or more complete laps behind the leader in a race.

simple past tense and past participle of lap

(transitive) To fold; to bend and lay over or on something. / (transitive) to wrap around, enwrap, wrap up / (transitive) to envelop, enfold / (intransitive) to wind around

(transitive, intransitive) To take (liquid) into the mouth with the tongue; to lick up with a quick motion of the tongue.

(medicine, colloquial) Clipping of laparoscopic.

The act or process of lapping. / That part of any substance or fixture which extends over, or lies upon, or by the side of, a part of another.

The loose part of a coat; the lower part of a garment that plays loosely; a skirt; an apron. / An edge; a border; a hem, as of cloth.