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   Lap·pet

   /ˈlapət/

   

   noun

   • 1. a fold or hanging piece of flesh in some animals.
   • ▪ a loose or overlapping part of a garment.
   • 2. a brownish moth, the hairy caterpillars of which have fleshy lappets along each side of the body.

   Word Origin late Middle English (denoting a lobe of the ear, liver, etc.): diminutive of lap1.

   Derivatives

   • 1. lappeted adjective

   Scrabble Points: 10

   • L

     1

   • A

     1

   • P

     3

   • P

     3

   • E

     1

   • T

     1

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