Thesaurus: lapping

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1. p. pr. & vb. n. of Lap
2. n. A kind of machine blanket or wrapping material used by calico printers.
3. n. covering with a design in which one element covers a part of another (as with tiles or shingles)
4. A kind of machine blanket or wrapping material used by calico printers. Ure. Lapping engine, Lapping machine (Textile Manuf.), A machine for forming fiber info a lap. See its Lap, 9.
5. A kind of machine blanket or wrapping material used by calicoprinters. Ure. Lapping engine, Lapping machine (Textile Manuf.), Amachine for forming fiber info a lap. See its Lap, 9.
6. j:48/n:52 n covering with a design in which one element covers a part of another (as with tiles or shingles) v lie partly over or alongside of something or of one another v pass the tongue over v move with or cause to move with a whistling or hissing sound v take up with the tongue v wash or flow against