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Lap

/læp/

The loose part of a coat; the lower part of a garment that plays loosely; a skirt; an apron.

📖 Definitions of "Lap"

noun
  1. 1

    The loose part of a coat; the lower part of a garment that plays loosely; a skirt; an apron.

  2. 2

    An edge; a border; a hem, as of cloth.

  3. 3

    The part of the clothing that lies on the knees or thighs when one sits down; that part of the person thus covered

  4. 4

    A place of rearing and fostering

verb
  1. 1

    To enfold; to hold as in one's lap; to cherish.

  2. 2

    To rest or recline in a lap, or as in a lap.

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