Defn: The language of the Lapps. See Lappish.
LAPPING
Lap"ping, n.
Defn: 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.
LAPPISH
Lap"pish, a.
Defn: Of or pertaining to the Lapps; Laplandish.
— n.
Defn: The language spoken by the Lapps in Lapland. It is related to the Finnish and Hungarian, and is not an Aryan language.
LAPPONIAN; LAPPONIC
Lap*po"ni*an, Lap*pon"ic, a.
Defn: Laplandish; Lappish.
LAPPS
Lapps, n. pl.; sing. Lapp (. (Ethnol.)
Defn: A branch of the Mongolian race, now living in the northern parts of Norway, Sweden, and the adjacent parts of Russia.