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| Grammar : Noun, verb |
| Spell : lap |
| Phonetic Transcription : læp |
Definition of lap
Origin :- Old English læppa (plural læppan) "skirt or flap of a garment," from Proto-Germanic *lapp- (cf. Old Frisian lappa, Old Saxon lappo, Middle Dutch lappe, Dutch lap, Old High German lappa, German Lappen "rag, shred," Old Norse leppr "patch, rag"), from PIE root *leb- "be loose, hang down."
- Sense of "lower part of a shirt" led to that of "upper legs of seated person" (c.1300). Used figuratively ("bosom, breast") from late 14c.; e.g. lap of luxury, first recorded 1802. From 15c.-In 17c. the word (often in plural) was a euphemism for "female pudendum," but this is not the source of lap dance, which is first recorded 1993.
- To lap dance, you undress, sit your client down, order him to stay still and fully clothed, then hover over him, making a motion that you have perfected by watching Mister Softee ice cream dispensers. [Anthony Lane, review of "Showgirls," "New Yorker," Oct. 16, 1995]
- That this is pleasure and not torment for the client is something survivors of the late 20c. will have to explain to their youngers.
- noun orbit, circuit
- verb slosh, wash against
- verb overlap
- Viviette shredded an apple blossom that had fallen into her lap.
- Extract from : « Viviette » by William J. Locke
- Hester threw herself on her knees, and buried her face in her mother's lap.
- Extract from : « Weighed and Wanting » by George MacDonald
- Harriet sat with her hands in her lap and listened while Tillie poured out her story.
- Extract from : « K » by Mary Roberts Rinehart
- In Sidney's lap lay a small pasteboard box, punched with many holes.
- Extract from : « K » by Mary Roberts Rinehart
- His maiden looked up from her mother's lap where she wept for him, and fled shrieking.
- Extract from : « The Trail Book » by Mary Austin
- Angelique had listened to all this calmly, with her hands listlessly clasped in her lap.
- Extract from : « The Dream » by Emile Zola
- Something connected with the package of letters in your lap?
- Extract from : « Her Father's Daughter » by Gene Stratton-Porter
- She drew the smiling doll into her lap and smoothed its dress absently.
- Extract from : « Quaint Courtships » by Various
- He put the box of chocolates in her lap, and opened the programme and handed it to her.
- Extract from : « The Foolish Lovers » by St. John G. Ervine
- The amiable Mr. Cross allowed the foot to be raised into the boy's lap.
- Extract from : « In the Valley » by Harold Frederic
Synonyms for lap
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