Zipfel — meaning in English

English meaning

• lappet noun A small decorative fold or flap, especially of lace or muslin, in a garment or headdress.
• panhandle noun A narrow strip of land belonging to a larger territory that juts out on a map, resembling the handle of a pan.
• salient adj Most noticeable or important; standing out as especially relevant.
• wink verb To close and quickly reopen one eye as a signal, joke, or private message to someone.

Senses

Zipfel is used for these senses in English:

• lappet A small decorative fold or flap, especially of lace or muslin, in a garment or headdress.
• panhandle The handle of a pan.
• salient (geology) An overall-convex, protruding section of a sinuous fold and thrust belt, thrust sheet, or a single thrust fault, caused by one or more of: deformation (folding and faulting) of strata and geologic structures during orogenesis, differences in the angle of critical taper during orogenesis, or differing erosional level of the present geomorphological surface.
• wink The smallest possible amount.

lappet — full definition

1. noun A small decorative fold or flap, especially of lace or muslin, in a garment or headdress.
2. noun A wattle or flap-like structure on the face.
3. noun A head-dress made with lappets for lace pendants.
4. noun A lobe (division of an organ).

panhandle — full definition

1. noun A narrow strip of land belonging to a larger territory that juts out on a map, resembling the handle of a pan.
2. verb To ask strangers for money on the street, often as someone who is homeless.

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