A continuous band or layer of cotton, flax, or other fiber.
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A hanging or flaplike part, especially of a garment.
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A length, as of rope, required to make one complete turn around something.
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A part that overlaps.
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A segment or stage, as of a trip.
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phrasal-verb
Lap up To receive eagerly or greedily: lapping up praise.
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verb-transitive
Sports To get ahead of (an opponent) in a race by one or more complete circuits of the course, as in running, or by two or more lengths of pool in swimming.
from The American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
To convert (cotton or other fibers) into a sheet or layer.
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To envelop in something; swathe: models who were lapped in expensive furs.
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To fold (something) over onto itself: a cloth edge that had been lapped and sewn to make a hem.
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To hone (two mating parts) against each other until closely fitted.
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idiom
The lap of luxury Conditions of great affluence or material comfort: an heiress living in the lap of luxury.
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verb-intransitive
To form a lap or fold.
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To lie partly on or over something; overlap.
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To take in a liquid or food with the tongue.
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To wash against something with soft liquid sounds.
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To wind around or enfold something.
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