Dictionary entry

Lap (2)

Webster's Dictionary 1913

Lap, v. t. [imp. & p. p.Lapped (�); p. pr. & vb. n.Lapping.] 1. To rest or recline in a lap, or as in a lap.

To lap his head on lady's breast. Praed.

2. To cut or polish with a lap, as glass, gems, cutlery, etc. See 1st Lap, 10.