lapping

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

Noun

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 roller -...
The process of forming a lap or fleece of fibrous material for the carding-machine.
The rubbing or polishing of a metal surface.
A form of fraud in which payments in the accounts are repeatedly delayed between periods, or diverted between customers, to conceal a theft.
The process of rubbing away the lands, or metal between the grooves of a rifled gun, to increase the bore.
Lengths of fine silk, metal wire, or whalebone wrapped tightly around the stick of the bow of a string instrument adjacent to the leather part of the bow grip at the heel.
Synonyms: winding
The gentle, rhythmic sound of water splashing against a solid surface.

From Middle English lapping, lappyng, lappinge, equivalent to lap + -ing.

present participle and gerund of lap
- Attractive cottages look out on a scene so peaceful that lapping wavelets, stirred by the breeze, are often the loudest sound to be heard. - 1980, AA Book of British Villages, Drive Publications Ltd, page 220, about...

From Middle English lappinge, wlappynge, equivalent to lap + -ing.