lappet

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

noun a fleshy wrinkled and often brightly colored fold of skin hanging from the neck or throat of certain birds (chickens and turkeys) or lizards
noun a small lap on a garment or headdress
noun medium-sized hairy moths; larvae are lappet caterpillars

From lap + -et.

Never were seen such ruffles, or such embroidered cuffs and lappets! — The Great Big Treasury of Beatrix Potter, Beatrix Potter
Never were seen such ruffles, or such embroidered cuffs and lappets! — The Tailor of Gloucester, Beatrix Potter
‘It suddenly turned up here, in the lappet of my coat. — Dostoevsky, André Gide

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