Associations to the word «Lapping»

Wiktionary

LAPPING, verb. Present participle of lap
LAPPING, noun. A kind of machine blanket or wrapping material used by calico printers.

Dictionary definition

LAPPING, noun. Covering with a design in which one element covers a part of another (as with tiles or shingles).

Wise words

Words, words, words! They shut one off from the universe. Three quarters of the time one's never in contact with things, only with the beastly words that stand for them.
Aldous Huxley