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Lapping

🔄 Synonyms of "Lapping"

2 synonyms found via WordNet and Google Books.

Word	Definition
imbricationnoun	A set of tiles or shingles that overlap like the scales of a fish.
overlappingnoun	The situation in which things overlap.

💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Lapping"

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Word	Definition
imbricationnoun	A set of tiles or shingles that overlap like the scales of a fish.
overlappingnoun	The situation in which things overlap.
scrimping barnoun	A device used in connection with a calico printing machine for stretching the fabric breadthwise to make it smooth for printing.
lint doctornoun	A scraper to remove lint from a printing cylinder in a calico-printing machine.
repeaternoun	One who or that which repeats.
blanketmakingnoun	The manufacture of blankets.
calendernoun	A machine, used for the purpose of giving cloth, paper etc., a smooth, even, and glossy or glazed surface, by cold or hot pressure, or for watering them and giving them a wavy appearance; it consists of two or more cylinders revolving nearly in contact, with the necessary apparatus for moving and regulating.
scribblernoun	One who scribbles; a hasty or untalented writer or artist.
crimpernoun	(chiefly British) A hairdresser.
licker-innoun	The drum or cylinder in a carding machine by which the lap is taken from the feed rollers.
jacknoun	A coarse medieval coat of defence, especially one made of leather.
rubbing machinenoun	(historical) A machine used in bleaching linen.
carding machinenoun	(textile manufacturing) A machine used for carding fibres.
wetting machinenoun	A machine used to make paper damp in preparation for printing.
slashernoun	(informal, film) A horror movie with graphic blood and violence; a slasher movie.
webbingnoun	A sturdy woven fabric.
cardingnoun	(uncountable) The fraudulent trafficking of credit card details.
linishernoun	A machine that carries out linishing.
crabbingnoun	The act or art of catching crabs.
cardnoun	A playing card.