† flappet Obs.
(ˈflæpɪt)
In 7 flapet, 8 flappit.
[f. flap n. + -et1.]
A little flap (flap n. 4 b, and 5); also in pl. finery, fallals.
| 1575 Laneham Let. (1871) 24 Yet durst he..wype hiz face, with the flapet of his fatherz iacket. 1611 Beaum. & Fl. Knt. Burn. Pestle i. iii, What brave spirit could be content to sit in his shop with a flapet of Wood, and a blew Apron before him. 1728 Vanbr. & Cib. Prov. Husb. i. i, They sell ribbons and flappits, and other sort of geer for gentle⁓women. |