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.

noun. A kind of machine blanket or wrapping material used by calico printers.

noun. A machine for forming fiber info a lap. See its Lap, 9.

noun. undefined

verb. Present participle of lap.

noun. A kind of machine blanket or wrapping material used by calico printers.

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

"Iceland, Ireland ... yes, they will mention those, and the fact is that when both of those countries are back in the saddle, playign their full role in a Europe that pays attention to them, and getting prosperous and creative once again, Wales will still be the butt-end of the UK lapping from the toilet bowl of ill-health, high unemployment, cultural marginalisation and disgraceful poverty."