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  • 21lap — I. noun Etymology: Middle English lappe, from Old English læppa; akin to Old High German lappa flap Date: before 12th century 1. a. a loose overlapping or hanging panel or flap especially of a garment b. archaic the skirt of a coat or dress 2. a …

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  • 22lap — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun circuit ADJECTIVE ▪ first, opening (BrE) ▪ final, last ▪ victory ▪ I skated a victory lap around the rink …

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  • 23lap — {{11}}lap (n.) O.E. læppa (pl. læppan) skirt or flap of a garment, from P.Gmc. *lapp (Cf. O.Fris. lappa, O.S. lappo, M.Du. lappe, Du. lap, O.H.G. lappa, Ger. Lappen rag, shred, O.N. leppr patch, rag ), from PIE root * …

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  • 24lap — bur·lap·per; ca·lap·pa; col·lap·sion; den·dro·co·lap·tid; den·dro·co·lap·ti·dae; di·lap·i·date; di·lap·i·da·tion; di·lap·i·da·tor; in·fra·lap·sar·i·an·ism; in·ter·lap; lae·lap·ti·dae; lap·a·ge·ria; lap·an; lap·a·rot·o·my; lap; lap·ey·rou·sia;… …

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  • 25lap — lap1 [læp] n ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1 2 3 4¦(part of journey)¦ 5 in the lap of luxury 6 in the lap of the gods ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ [Sense: 1, 4 5; Origin: Old English lAppa] [Sense: 2 3; Date: 1800 1900; …

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  • 26lap — 1. n. 1 a the front of the body from the waist to the knees of a sitting person (sat on her lap; caught it in his lap). b the clothing, esp. a skirt, covering the lap. c the front of a skirt held up to catch or contain something. 2 a hollow among …

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  • 27lap-straked — Lapstreak Lap streak , Lapstrake Lap strake , lap streaked lap streaked, lap straked lap strakeda. Made with boards whose edges lap one over another; clinker built; said of boats. Contrasted with {carvel built}. Syn: lap jointed, overlapping.… …

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  • 28lap-streaked — Lapstreak Lap streak , Lapstrake Lap strake , lap streaked lap streaked, lap straked lap strakeda. Made with boards whose edges lap one over another; clinker built; said of boats. Contrasted with {carvel built}. Syn: lap jointed, overlapping.… …

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  • 29Lap dissolve — A lap dissolve (sometimes called a cross fade, mix or simply a dissolve) is a technical term in film editing, most often used in the United States, applying to the process whereby the fading last shot of a preceding scene is superimposed over the …

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  • 30Lap-Chee Tsui — Infobox Person name = Lap Chee Tsui caption = birth date = birth date and age|1950|12|21 birth place = Shanghai, China occupation = Vice Chancellor, University of Hong Kong networth = spouse = children = website = footnotes =Lap Chee Tsui, O.C.,… …

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