Definition of lappet
1
: a fold or flap on a garment or headdress
2
: a flat overlapping or hanging piece
Test Your Vocabulary
Great Words for Scrabble
-
- Which of the following Q-without-U words means the number five in cards or dice?

Can you spell these 10 commonly misspelled words?
TAKE THE QUIZ
A daily challenge for crossword fanatics.
TAKE THE QUIZLove words? Need even more definitions?
Merriam-Webster unabridged
Share lappet
Time Traveler for lappet
The first known use of lappet was in 1573
See more words from the same year