Lappet

n.	1.	A small decorative fold or flap, esp. of lace or muslin, in a garment or headdress. Lappet moth (Zool.) one of several species of bombycid moths, which have stout, hairy caterpillars, flat beneath. Two common American species (Gastropacha Americana, and Tolype velleda) feed upon the apple tree.
v. t.	1.	To decorate with, or as with, a lappet. [imp. & p. p. Lappeted; p. pr. & vb. n. Lappeting.]

Noun	1.	lappet - a fleshy wrinkled and often brightly colored fold of skin hanging from the neck or throat of certain birds (chickens and turkeys) or lizards Synonyms: wattle
	2.	lappet - a small lap on a garment or headdress
	3.	lappet - medium-sized hairy moths; larvae are lappet caterpillars Synonyms: lappet moth

crease, creasing, crimp, dog-ear, double, doubling, drape, duplicature, ear lobe, flection, flexure, flounce, fold, frill, gather, hanger, hanging, lapel, lobation, lobe, lobule, pendant, plica, plication, plicature, ply, ruche, ruching, ruffle, tuck, uvula

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