flappedadj.
/flapt/ 1. Of the cheek or ear: Formed like a flap; pendulous.
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the world > life > the body > external parts of body > head > face > cheek > [adjective] > types of cheek
blabbed1601
flapped1661
the world > life > the body > external parts of body > head > face > ear > [adjective] > types of ear
lavea1400
sousing1567
pricking1614
erected1676
erect1735
flapped1841
cauliflowered1947
1661 K. W. Confused Characters 51 Why his reverend ears would serve very well for two leathern patches, to sow to each side his flapt jaws.
1841 C. Dickens Old Curiosity Shop ii. xlviii. 63 The dwarf put his hand to his great flapped ear.
2. Of a hat or garment: Having a flap or flaps.
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the world > textiles and clothing > clothing > types or styles of clothing > headgear > [adjective] > hat > having flaps
turfel1558
flapped1748
fliped1886
the world > textiles and clothing > clothing > types or styles of clothing > [adjective] > having specific parts > other
capedc1550
footeda1652
untuckered1713
yoked1852
flapped1860
long-trousered1866
panty leg1908
backless1926
shoulderless1928
wrap-over1960
1748 S. Richardson Clarissa V. ii. 21 I pulled off my flapt, slouched hat.
1780 J. Adams Diary 1 Jan. (1961) II. 421 A little Hat, covered with oyl Cloth, flapped, before.
1848 A. Jameson Sacred & Legendary Art I. 214 The scallop shell..on his flapped hat.
1860 N. Hawthorne Fr. & Ital. Jrnls. II. 303 Square-skirted coat, flapped waist~coat, and all the queer costume of the period.
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