lap robe
noun
: a covering (such as a blanket) for the legs, lap, and feet especially of a passenger in a car or carriage
Examples of lap robe in a Sentence
Recent Examples on the Web
At one end were 23 finished shawls and seven lap robes ready to go to new homes.
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Denise Coffey, courant.com, 9 Sep. 2019
The group also gives lap robes to keep the elderly warm in nursing homes, crib quilts to organizations servicing at-risk babies and patriotic Quilts of Valor to thank military veterans.
—Janet Eastman, OregonLive.com, 3 May 2018
Denise Coffey, courant.com, 9 Sep. 2019
The group also gives lap robes to keep the elderly warm in nursing homes, crib quilts to organizations servicing at-risk babies and patriotic Quilts of Valor to thank military veterans.
—Janet Eastman, OregonLive.com, 3 May 2018
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Word History
First Known Use
circa 1866, in the meaning defined above
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“Lap robe.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/lap%20robe. Accessed 28 Nov. 2023.
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