lapping

The act of licking up with the tongue.

The motion and sound of rippling water.

The act of wrapping or folding.

The act of superimposing the margin of a piece of any material upon the margin of another piece, as in making a lap-joint.

In textile manuf., the process of forming a lap or fleece of fibrous material suitable for presentation or delivery to the carding-machine.

In ordnance, a process for slightly increasing the bore of a rifled gun by wearing away the lands, or metal between the rifle-grooves.

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.

That which is lapped; a flap or pendant.

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

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