Morpheme
Lap(e) [Lape, Lap]
Type
free base
Denotation
skirt or flap of a garment, fold, wrap, surround, enclose
Etymology
(1) Middle English lappe; Old English læppian, læppa; (2) Middle English lappen (influenced by lappe), from wlappen; unattested Old English *wlappan, *wlæppan, *wlappian
Evidence
belap, earlap, headlap, lap, lapboard, lapel, lapful, lapheld, lapless, laplike, lapling, lapmark, lapped, lappet, lapping, laprobe, laps, lapstone, lapstrake, laptop, lapward, lapware, lapwise, lapwork, multilap, onlap, overlap, prelap, shiplap, umbelap, underlap
