lapping

Noun

WordNet 3.0

covering with a design in which one element covers a part of another (as with tiles or shingles)Synonyms: imbrication overlapping

Lap \Lap\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Lapped; p. pr. & vb. n. Lapping.]

1.To rest or recline in a lap, or as in a lap. [1913 Webster]

To lap his head on lady's breast.— Praed.[1913 Webster]

2.To cut or polish with a lap, as glass, gems, cutlery, etc. See 1st Lap, 10. [1913 Webster]

Lapping \Lap"ping\, n. A kind of machine blanket or wrapping material used by calico printers. --Ure. [1913 Webster]

Lapping engine, Lapping machine (Textile Manuf.), A machine for forming fiber info a lap. See its Lap, 9. [1913 Webster]