noun.
The act of licking up with the tongue.
noun.
The motion and sound of rippling water.
noun.
The act of wrapping or folding.
noun.
The act of superimposing the margin of a piece of any material upon the margin of another piece, as in making a lap-joint.
noun.
In textile manuf., the process of forming a lap or fleece of fibrous material suitable for presentation or delivery to the carding-machine.
noun.
In ordnance, a process for slightly increasing the bore of a rifled gun by wearing away the lands, or metal between the rifle-grooves.
noun.
In metal-working, the smoothing of metal surfaces by rubbing them with a plate of metal rendered abrasive by the application of oil and powdered corundum, or by the application of a revolving disk similarly prepared.
noun.
That which is lapped; a flap or pendant.