Lap`i*des"cent (?), a. [L. lapidescens, p. pr. of lapidescere to become
stone, fr. lapis, -idis, stone: cf. F. lapidescent.] Undergoing the
process of becoming stone; having the capacity of being converted into
stone; having the quality of petrifying bodies.
Lap"i*des"cent, n. Any substance which has the quality of petrifying
other bodies, or of converting or being converted into stone.
{ Lap`i*dif"ic (?), Lap`i*dif"ic*al (?), } a. [L. lapis, -idis, stone +
facere to make: cf. F. lapidifique.] Forming or converting into stone.
La*pid`i*fi*ca"tion (?), n. [Cf. F. lapidification.] The act or process
of lapidifying; fossilization; petrifaction.
La*pid"i*fy (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Lapidified (?); p. pr. & vb. n.
Lapidifying (?).] [Cf. f. lapidifier. See Lapidific, and -fy.] To
convert into stone or stony material; to petrify.
La*pid"i*fy, v. i. To become stone or stony.
Lap"i*dist (?), n. [L. lapis, -idis, a stone.] A lapidary. Ray.
Lap"il*la"tion (?), n. [See Lapilli.] The state of being, or the act of
making, stony.
||La*pil"li (?), n. pl. [L. lapillus a little stone, dim. of lapis
||stone.] (Min.) Volcanic ashes, consisting of small, angular, stony
||fragments or particles.
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||La"pis (?), n.; pl. Lapides (#). [L.] A stone.
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Lapis calaminaris (&?;). [NL.] (Min.) Calamine. -- Lapis infernalis
(&?;). [L.] Fused nitrate of silver; lunar caustic.
La"pis laz"u*li (?). (Min.) An albuminous mineral of a rich blue color.
Same as Lazuli, which see.
Lap"-joint`ed (?), a. Having a lap joint, or lap joints, as many kinds
of woodwork and metal work.
Lap"land*er (?), n. A native or inhabitant of Lapland; -- called also
Lapp.
Lap"land*ish, a. Of or pertaining to Lapland.
Lap"ling (?), n. [Lap of a garment + ling.] One who has been fondled to
excess; one fond of ease and sensual delights; -- a term of contempt.
Lapp (lp), n. Same as Laplander. Cf. Lapps.
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Lap*pa"ceous (lp*p"shs), a. [L. lappaceus burlike, fr. lappa a bur.]
(Bot.) Resembling the capitulum of burdock; covered with forked points.
Lap"per (?), n. [From Lap to drink.] One who takes up food or liquid
with his tongue.
Lap"pet (?), n. [Dim. of lap a fold.] A small decorative fold or flap,
esp. of lace or muslin, in a garment or headdress. Swift.
Lappet moth (Zoöl.), one of several species of bombycid moths, which
have stout, hairy caterpillars, flat beneath. Two common American
species (Gastropacha Americana, and Tolype velleda) feed upon the apple
tree.
Lap"pet, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Lappeted; p. pr. & vb. n. Lappeting.] To
decorate with, or as with, a lappet. [R.] Landor.
Lap"pic (?), a. Of or pertaining to Lapland, or the Lapps. -- n. The
language of the Lapps. See Lappish.
Lap"ping (?), n. A kind of machine blanket or wrapping material used by
calico printers. Ure.
Lapping engine, Lapping machine (Textile Manuf.), A machine for forming
fiber info a lap. See its Lap, 9.
Lap"pish (?), a. Of or pertaining to the Lapps; Laplandish. -- n. The
language spoken by the Lapps in Lapland. It is related to the Finnish
and Hungarian, and is not an Aryan language.
{ Lap*po"ni*an (?), Lap*pon"ic (?), } a. Laplandish; Lappish.
Lapps (?), n. pl.; sing. Lapp (&?;). (Ethnol.) A branch of the
Mongolian race, now living in the northern parts of Norway, Sweden, and
the adjacent parts of Russia.
Laps"a*ble (?), a. Lapsible. Cudworth.
Lapse (?), n. [L. lapsus, fr. labi, p. p. lapsus, to slide, to fall:
cf. F. laps. See Sleep.] 1. A gliding, slipping, or gradual falling; an
unobserved or imperceptible progress or passing away,; -- restricted
usually to immaterial things, or to figurative uses.
The lapse to indolence is soft and imperceptible.
Rambler.
Bacon was content to wait the lapse of long centuries for his
expected revenue of fame.