lapping
Collocations
5ADJ.
against
VERB + LAPPING
find, wave
LAPPING + NOUN
door, water
PREP.
up
ADV.
rhythmically
Definitions
noun
A kind of machine blanket or wrapping material used by calico printers.
the iron roller is previously wound round with from 20 to 30 thicknesses of a strong twilled woollen cloth , which is called by the machine printer the lapping , which protects both the calico and the copper roller
The process of forming a lap or fleece of fibrous material for the carding-machine.
The rubbing or polishing of a metal surface.
A form of fraud in which payments in the accounts are repeatedly delayed between periods, or diverted between customers, to conceal a theft.
The process of rubbing away the lands, or metal between the grooves of a rifled gun, to increase the bore.
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Synonyms
noun — covering with a design in which one element covers a part of
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Example Bank
6the iron roller is previously wound round with from 20 to 30 thicknesses of a strong twilled woollen cloth , which is called by the machine printer the lapping , which protects both the calico and the
WiktionaryTom and Mary awoke to find water lapping at the door of their tent.
Tatoeba · #3138852The dog was lapping water.
Tatoeba · #7070611She sat listening to the water lapping rhythmically against the moored rowing boats.
Tatoeba · #10081647The voice spoke to him, and its softness was the purl of a wave lapping at the shore.
Tatoeba · #10804052Benedito stopped to take a drink from a stream, his billy goat lapping up the water beside him.
Tatoeba · #11739042