lapping
/ˈlæpɪŋ/
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: 2.84 in modern English
12
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
The process of forming a lap or fleece of fibrous material for the carding-machine.
Countable; Uncountable
noun
A form of fraud in which payments in the accounts are repeatedly delayed between periods, or diverted between customers, to conceal a theft.
Countable; Uncountable
noun
The process of rubbing away the lands, or metal between the grooves of a rifled gun, to increase the bore.
Countable; Uncountable
Example Sentences
- "Attractive cottages look out on a scene so peaceful that lapping wavelets, stirred by the breeze, are often the loudest sound to be heard."
- "the iron roller is previously wound round with from 20 to 30 thicknesses of a strong twilled woollen cloth , which is called by the machine printer the lapping , which protects both the calico and the copper roller"
Etymology
Origin
Word Breakdown
- Root: lappinge, lapping