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Lap, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Lapped (); p. pr. & vb. n. Lapping.]
1. To rest or recline in a lap, or as in a lap.
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To lap his head on lady's breast. Praed.
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2. To cut or polish with a lap, as glass, gems, cutlery, etc. See 1st Lap, 10.
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Lapping (?), n. A kind of machine blanket or wrapping material used by calico printers. Ure.
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Lapping engine, Lapping machine (Textile Manuf.), A machine for forming fiber info a lap. See its Lap, 9.
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