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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]


  Lap \Lap\ (l[a^]p), n. [OE. lappe, AS. l[ae]ppa; akin to D. lap
     patch, piece, G. lappen, OHG. lappa, Dan. lap, Sw. lapp.]
     1. The loose part of a coat; the lower part of a garment that
        plays loosely; a skirt; an apron. --Chaucer.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     2. An edge; a border; a hem, as of cloth. --Chaucer.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              If he cuts off but a lap of truth's garment, his
              heart smites him.                     --Fuller.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     3. The part of the clothing that lies on the knees or thighs
        when one sits down; that part of the person thus covered;
        figuratively, a place of rearing and fostering; as, to be
        reared in the lap of luxury.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              Men expect that happiness should drop into their
              laps.                                 --Tillotson.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     4. That part of any substance or fixture which extends over,
        or lies upon, or by the side of, a part of another; as,
        the lap of a board; also, the measure of such extension
        over or upon another thing.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     Note: The lap of shingles or slates in roofing is the
           distance one course extends over the second course
           below, the distance over the course immediately below
           being called the cover.
           [1913 Webster]
  
     5. (Steam Engine) The amount by which a slide valve at its
        half stroke overlaps a port in the seat, being equal to
        the distance the valve must move from its mid stroke
        position in order to begin to open the port. Used alone,
        lap refers to outside lap. See Outside lap (below).
        [1913 Webster]
  
     6. The state or condition of being in part extended over or
        by the side of something else; or the extent of the
        overlapping; as, the second boat got a lap of half its
        length on the leader.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     7. One circuit around a race track, esp. when the distance is
        a small fraction of a mile; as, to run twenty laps; to win
        by three laps. See Lap, to fold, 2.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     8. In card playing and other games, the points won in excess
        of the number necessary to complete a game; -- so called
        when they are counted in the score of the following game.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     9. (Cotton Manuf.) A sheet, layer, or bat, of cotton fiber
        prepared for the carding machine.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     10. (Mach.) A piece of brass, lead, or other soft metal, used
         to hold a cutting or polishing powder in cutting glass,
         gems, and the like, or in polishing cutlery, etc. It is
         usually in the form of wheel or disk, which revolves on a
         vertical axis.
         [1913 Webster]
  
     Lap joint, a joint made by one layer, part, or piece,
        overlapping another, as in the scarfing of timbers.
  
     Lap weld, a lap joint made by welding together overlapping
        edges or ends.
  
     Inside lap (Steam Engine), lap of the valve with respect to
        the exhaust port.
  
     Outside lap, lap with respect to the admission, or steam,
        port.
        [1913 Webster]

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]


  Lap \Lap\, n. [OE. lappe, AS. l[ae]ppa; akin to D. lap patch,
     piece, G. lappen, OHG. lappa, Dan. lap, Sw. lapp.]
     1. The loose part of a coat; the lower part of a garment that
        plays loosely; a skirt; an apron. --Chaucer.
  
     2. An edge; a border; a hem, as of cloth. --Chaucer.
  
              If he cuts off but a lap of truth's garment, his
              heart smites him.                     --Fuller.
  
     3. The part of the clothing that lies on the knees or thighs
        when one sits down; that part of the person thus covered;
        figuratively, a place of rearing and fostering; as, to be
        reared in the lap of luxury.
  
              Men expect that happiness should drop into their
              laps.                                 --Tillotson.
  
     4. That part of any substance or fixture which extends over,
        or lies upon, or by the side of, a part of another; as,
        the lap of a board; also, the measure of such extension
        over or upon another thing.
  
     Note: The lap of shingles or slates in roofing is the
           distance one course extends over the second course
           below, the distance over the course immediately below
           being called the cover.
  
     5. (Steam Engine) The amount by which a slide valve at its
        half stroke overlaps a port in the seat, being equal to
        the distance the valve must move from its mid stroke
        position in order to begin to open the port. Used alone,
        lap refers to outside lap. See Outside lap (below).
  
     6. The state or condition of being in part extended over or
        by the side of something else; or the extent of the
        overlapping; as, the second boat got a lap of half its
        length on the leader.
  
     7. One circuit around a race track, esp. when the distance is
        a small fraction of a mile; as, to run twenty laps; to win
        by three laps. See Lap, to fold, 2.
  
     8. In card playing and other games, the points won in excess
        of the number necessary to complete a game; -- so called
        when they are counted in the score of the following game.
  
     9. (Cotton Manuf.) A sheet, layer, or bat, of cotton fiber
        prepared for the carding machine.
  
     10. (Mach.) A piece of brass, lead, or other soft metal, used
         to hold a cutting or polishing powder in cutting glass,
         gems, and the like, or in polishing cutlery, etc. It is
         usually in the form of wheel or disk, which revolves on a
         vertical axis.
  
     Lap joint, a joint made by one layer, part, or piece,
        overlapping another, as in the scarfing of timbers.
  
     Lap weld, a lap joint made by welding together overlapping
        edges or ends.
  
     Inside lap (Steam Engine), lap of the valve with respect to
        the exhaust port.
  
     Outside lap, lap with respect to the admission, or steam,
        port.

From WordNet (r) 2.0 : [ wn ]


  lap joint
       n : joint made by overlapping two ends and joining them together
           [syn: splice]

From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  lap joint
     n.
     (lb en construction woodworking) A joint made by securing together
  two overlapping pieces

From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]


  lap joint
     n.
     (lb en construction woodworking) A joint made by securing together
  two overlapping pieces

From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]


  lap joint
     n.
     (lb en construction woodworking) A joint made by securing together
  two overlapping pieces

From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]


  lap joint
     n.
     (lb en construction woodworking) A joint made by securing together
  two overlapping pieces