Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A fur robe or a blanket used to protect the feet and legs when riding in a carriage or sleigh.
- noun A fur robe or a blanket used to cover one′ s lap and feet when riding in a carriage or sleigh.
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Examples
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You can get the lunch basket out an 'spread it on the lap-robe.
CHAPTER XI 2010
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Another silence fell, and Saxon found herself dwelling on the warmth, tingling now, under the lap-robe.
CHAPTER XI 2010
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Erik gave an imitation of the Greek dancers he had seen in vaudeville, and when they sat down to picnic supper spread on a lap-robe on the grass,
Main Street 2004
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She rose to lay a fur lap-robe over her mistress's knees.
The Frozen Heart Cassidy, Laura 1995
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Their red-brown skins, sewed together, made a larger and nicer lap-robe than the hide of any buffalo; and years after, with Jacob's children, I took many a sleigh-ride under this warm covering.
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He went out, over to his lap-robe and cushion, and brought
The Bishop of Cottontown A Story of the Southern Cotton Mills John Trotwood Moore
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He shook hands with me gracefully, and made inquiries about my journey, then sank back into his chair listlessly, and allowed Helen to pull the tiger-skin which formed his lap-robe over his knees.
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David stood on the flagging below the step beside the open coach door, a carriage lap-robe over his arm and his hat on, ready.
Marcia Schuyler Grace Livingston Hill Lutz
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As she stood up, trying to disentangle herself from the heavy lap-robe, she could hear a key turn noisily in a lock.
The Land of Promise D. Torbett
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While she was speaking, Grace, under the lap-robe, pressed her lover's hand.
The Wedge of Gold C. C. Goodwin
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