lappet moth
- n medium-sized hairy moths; larvae are lappet caterpillars
laportea canadensis
- n American perennial herb found in rich woods and provided with stinging hairs; provides fibers used for textiles
lapp
- n a member of an indigenous nomadic people living in northern Scandinavia and herding reindeer
- n the language of nomadic Lapps in northern Scandinavia and the Kola Peninsula
lappet
- n a fleshy wrinkled and often brightly colored fold of skin hanging from the neck or throat of certain birds (chickens and turkeys) or lizards
- n a small lap on a garment or headdress
- n medium-sized hairy moths; larvae are lappet caterpillars
lappic
- n any of the languages spoken by the Lapps and generally assumed to be Uralic languages
lapping
- n covering with a design in which one element covers a part of another (as with tiles or shingles)
- v lie partly over or alongside of something or of one another
- v pass the tongue over
- v move with or cause to move with a whistling or hissing sound
- v take up with the tongue
- v wash or flow against
lappish
- n any of the languages spoken by the Lapps and generally assumed to be Uralic languages
lapplander
- n a member of an indigenous nomadic people living in northern Scandinavia and herding reindeer
lapse
- n a mistake resulting from inattention
- n a break or intermission in the occurrence of something
a lapse of three weeks between letters - n a failure to maintain a higher state
- v pass into a specified state or condition
- v end, at least for a long time
The correspondence lapsed - v drop to a lower level, as in one's morals or standards
- v go back to bad behavior
- v let slip
He lapsed his membership - v pass by
three years elapsed
lapsing
- n a failure to maintain a higher state
- v pass into a specified state or condition
- v end, at least for a long time
- v drop to a lower level, as in one's morals or standards
- v go back to bad behavior
- v let slip
- v pass by
laptev sea
- n part of the Arctic Ocean to the north of Siberia (between the Taimyr Peninsula and the New Siberian Islands) that is icebound most of the year
laptop computer
- n a portable computer small enough to use in your lap
laputa
- n a land imagined by Jonathan Swift where impractical projects were pursued and practical projects neglected