Definitions for: Lapping

[n] covering with a design in which one element covers a part of another (as with tiles or shingles)

Webster (1913) Definition: 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.

Synonyms: imbrication, overlapping

See Also: covering