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Rarelapping
The correct spelling is lapping.
How to pronounce lapping
verb
IPA: /ˈlæpɪŋ/
Say it like: Lap-pin-g
The correct spelling is lapping. To enfold; to hold as in one's lap; to cherish. For example: "to lap a piece of cloth"
Usage Examples
“to lap a piece of cloth”
“to lap a bandage around a finger”
“lapped in luxury”
Meanings
verb
- 1.To enfold; to hold as in one's lap; to cherish.
- 2.To rest or recline in a lap, or as in a lap.
- 3.To fold; to bend and lay over or on something.
- 4.To wrap around, enwrap, wrap up
- 5.To envelop, enfold
noun
- 1.A kind of machine blanket or wrapping material used by calico printers.
- 2.(bowmaking) Lengths of fine wire, silver, gold, silk or whalebone wrapped tightly around the bow stick adjacent to the leather part of the bow grip at the heel of the bow.
- 3.The process of forming a lap or fleece of fibrous material for the carding-machine.
- 4.The rubbing or polishing of a metal surface.
- 5.The process of rubbing away the lands, or metal between the grooves of a rifled gun, to increase the bore.
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