lapping
noun/ˈlæpɪŋ/
Etymology From Middle English lapping, lappyng, lappinge, equivalent to lap + -ing.
7 senses
- 1A kind of machine blanket or wrapping material used by…
- 2The process of forming a lap or fleece of fibrous…
- 3The rubbing or polishing of a metal surface.
- 4A form of fraud in which payments in the accounts are…
- 5The process of rubbing away the lands, or metal between…
- 6Lengths of fine silk, metal wire, or whalebone wrapped…
- 7The gentle, rhythmic sound of water splashing against a…
1
A kind of machine blanket or wrapping material used by calico printers.
- the iron roller is previously wound round with from 20 to 30 thicknesses of a strong twilled woollen cloth , which is called by the machine printer the lapping , which protects both the calico and the copper roller1830, Samuel Frederick Gray, The Chemistry of the Arts:
2
The process of forming a lap or fleece of fibrous material for the carding-machine.
3
The rubbing or polishing of a metal surface.
4
Accounting, Business, Finance A form of fraud in which payments in the accounts are repeatedly delayed between periods, or diverted between customers, to conceal a theft.
5
Engineering, Firearms, Government, Military, Natural sciences, Physical sciences, Politics, Tools, War, Weaponry The process of rubbing away the lands, or metal between the grooves of a rifled gun, to increase the bore.
7
The gentle, rhythmic sound of water splashing against a solid surface.
- Derived terms
- hotlapping
- Related terms
- self-lapping