The loose part of a coat; the lower part of a garment that plays loosely; a skirt; an apron.

An edge; a border; a hem, as of cloth.

The part of the clothing that lies on the knees or thighs when one sits down; that part of the person thus covered

To enfold; to hold as in one's lap; to cherish.

To rest or recline in a lap, or as in a lap.