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noun
A kind of machine blanket or wrapping material used by calico printers.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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noun
The process of forming a lap or fleece of fibrous material for the carding-machine.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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noun
The rubbing or polishing of a metal surface.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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noun
A form of fraud in which payments in the accounts are repeatedly delayed between periods, or diverted between customers, to conceal a theft.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
Topics: accounting, business, finance
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noun
The process of rubbing away the lands, or metal between the grooves of a rifled gun, to increase the bore.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
Topics: engineering, firearms, government, military, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, politics, tools, war, weaponry
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noun
Lengths of fine silk, metal wire, or whalebone wrapped tightly around the stick of the bow of a string instrument adjacent to the leather part of the bow grip at the heel.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
Topics: arts, crafts, hobbies, lifestyle, lutherie
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Synonyms: winding
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noun
The gentle, rhythmic sound of water splashing against a solid surface.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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verb
present participle and gerund of lap
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: form-of, gerund, participle, present
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noun
covering with a design in which one element covers a part of another (as with tiles or shingles)
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: imbrication, overlapping
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: covering
History
From Middle English lapping, lappyng, lappinge, equivalent to lap + -ing.
From Middle English lappinge, wlappynge, equivalent to lap + -ing.
Across languages
2 source translations are retained for this English entry.
