lappeth

Verb (1)

lap (third-person singular simple present laps, present participle lapping, simple past and past participle lapped)

1. (transitive) To enfold; to hold as in one's lap; to cherish.
   • Her garment spreads, and laps him in the fold.1693, Decimus Junius Juvenalis, John Dryden, transl., “[The Satires of Decimus Junius Juvenalis.] The Sixth Satyr”, in The Satires of Decimus Junius Juvenalis. Translated into English Verse. […]...
2. (transitive) To rest or recline in someone's lap, or as in a lap.
   • to lap his head on lady's breasta. 1839, Winthrop Mackworth Praed, Gog

Verb (2)

lap (third-person singular simple present laps, present participle lapping, simple past and past participle lapped or (archaic) lapt)

1. (transitive) To fold; to bend and lay over or on something.
   • to lap a piece of cloth
2. (transitive) to wrap around, enwrap, wrap up
   • to lap a bandage around a finger
3. (transitive) to envelop, enfold
   • lapped in luxury
4. (intransitive) to wind around

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