What is to infold; to hold as in one's lap; to cherish. Her garment spreads, and laps him in the folds. Dryden called?
lap — To infold; to hold as in one's lap; to cherish. Her garment spreads, and laps him in the folds. Dryden. (Webster's 1913.)
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- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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