This style of weave is known as lappet weave. From Wordnik.com. [Textiles For Commercial, Industrial, and Domestic Arts Schools; Also Adapted to Those Engaged in Wholesale and Retail Dry Goods, Wool, Cotton, and Dressmaker's Trades] Reference
The specimen lappet, illustrated, shows the "figure" motif which appears in. From Wordnik.com. [Chats on Old Lace and Needlework] Reference
A Point de Venise lappet à réseau, 46 inches long, 5-1/4 inches wide 22 0 0. From Wordnik.com. [Chats on Old Lace and Needlework] Reference
Victor rubbed the glass on the lappet of his coat and put it back in his pocket. From Wordnik.com. [A Sportsman's Sketches] Reference
When the figures are elaborate they cannot be stitched in by simple lappet weaving. From Wordnik.com. [Textiles For Commercial, Industrial, and Domestic Arts Schools; Also Adapted to Those Engaged in Wholesale and Retail Dry Goods, Wool, Cotton, and Dressmaker's Trades] Reference
Epiphysis: a lappet-like process covering an excavation on the fore tibia of many Lepidoptera. From Wordnik.com. [Explanation of Terms Used in Entomology] Reference
The eyes on the lid were white outlined in black, and the head carved with a beard and lappet headdress. From Wordnik.com. [Czech Egyptologists Open Shaft Tomb, Identify Royal Burial at Abusir] Reference
Bouclier: the pronotum, q.v. Bouton: a button; the terminal lappet-like process at the tip of the ligula in bees: = spoon. From Wordnik.com. [Explanation of Terms Used in Entomology] Reference
"Eight species, including the wattled crane, lappet-faced vulture and the Cape parrot are already extinct ...," it states. From Wordnik.com. [ANC Daily News Briefing] Reference
The poisoning of predators has disastrous effects for other species, and has caused a large decline in lappet-faced vultures. From Wordnik.com. [Kalahari Acacia-Baikiaea woodlands] Reference
And then she took flowers and fresh grass and green leaves, and bound them on with the lappet of her smock, and he was quite healed. From Wordnik.com. [Aucassin and Nicolette translated from the Old French] Reference
She was dressed in a sea-green riding-habit, with a scarlet lappet, laced with gold; her hair was tied behind in loose curls, and surmounted with. From Wordnik.com. [Memoirs of the Jacobites of 1715 and 1745. Volume I.] Reference
Fink took him confidentially by the lappet of his coat. From Wordnik.com. [Debit and Credit Translated from the German of Gustav Freytag] Reference
Both crying and she holding on to the lappet of his cloak!. From Wordnik.com. [Amphitryo, Asinaria, Aulularia, Bacchides, Captivi Amphitryon, The Comedy of Asses, The Pot of Gold, The Two Bacchises, The Captives] Reference
I noticed at once that the right lappet was larger than the left. From Wordnik.com. [Doctor Therne] Reference
Our badge was a red morocco star, worn under the left lappet of the vest. From Wordnik.com. [Confessions of Boyhood] Reference
She went up to him, put her hand on the lappet of his coat and shook her head. From Wordnik.com. [The Vicar of Bullhampton] Reference
At last the tickets were found in the outer lappet of Elizabeth Eliza's hand-bag. From Wordnik.com. [The Last of the Peterkins With Others of Their Kin] Reference
If the subject is only moderately interesting he pulls a sleeve or a lappet of a coat. From Wordnik.com. [Gossamer 1915] Reference
The female has only the rudiments of a crest and lappet, and is of a much duller colour than the male. From Wordnik.com. [The Western World Picturesque Sketches of Nature and Natural History in North and South America] Reference
Her hand clasped the lappet of his tunic convulsively, and she seemed to him indeed but a little girl. From Wordnik.com. [Simon Called Peter] Reference
Each lappet has 72 rows; after the first 18 rows make a button-hole as described for the preceding one. From Wordnik.com. [Beeton's Book of Needlework] Reference
And she took the little dog in the lappet of her cap, and the head and the body of the stag lay before her. From Wordnik.com. [The Mabinogion Vol. 1 (of 3)] Reference
The Rout of last Thursday demonstrates this: 50 ladies in bright head dresses and not a lappet or frill discomposed. From Wordnik.com. [Picturesque Quebec : a sequel to Quebec past and present] Reference
She had hold of the lappet of his coat; she had kept it in her hand even while she detached herself from his embrace. From Wordnik.com. [The Tragic Muse] Reference
Then I took hold of the lappet of his surcoat and that of the King's, and said: "Look and see if what I say is true.". From Wordnik.com. [The Memoirs of the Lord of Joinville] Reference
"Anything more in that pocket?" said the officer, catching hold of the coat-lappet, and attempting to insert his hand. From Wordnik.com. [Prisoner for Blasphemy] Reference
He never asked who or what the sick papas of poor children were when the children pulled him by the lappet of his coat. From Wordnik.com. [The Caxtons — Complete] Reference
A hood of brown sat on her white hair; a brown lappet was thrown about her, and she supported herself by means of a staff. From Wordnik.com. [In Doublet and Hose A Story for Girls] Reference
They also varied considerably the shape of the lappet over the ear, and the depth of the helmet behind and before the lappet. From Wordnik.com. [The Seven Great Monarchies Of The Ancient Eastern World, Vol 2. (of 7): Assyria The History, Geography, And Antiquities Of Chaldaea, Assyria, Babylon, Media, Persia, Parthia, And Sassanian or New Persian Empire; With Maps and Illustrations.] Reference
"Swear," she implored, "swear," clinging with her hands to the lappet of his coat and lifting to him her white and piteous face. From Wordnik.com. [Lysbeth, a Tale of the Dutch] Reference
The day before, Rosanna had taken out a spot for me on the lappet of my coat, with a new composition, warranted to remove anything. From Wordnik.com. [The Moonstone] Reference
Then she set me on a table, where I showed her my hanger all bloody, and wiping it on the lappet of my coat, returned it to the scabbard. From Wordnik.com. [The Children's Hour, v 5. Stories From Seven Old Favorites] Reference
Chikki made from jaggery and sesame seeds serves as an easy and quick snack for one all in between loud screams of 'kaipoche' and 'lappet'. From Wordnik.com. [Daily News & Analysis] Reference
"One day I went to glean, but as soon as I put any ears of corn in the lappet of my robe they were shaken out. From Wordnik.com. [Mystics and Saints of Islam] Reference
"And now," I added, wiping the rime off my blade with the lappet of my coat, "let us stop capering about here and get to business. From Wordnik.com. [Gulliver of Mars] Reference
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