From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Lapel \La*pel"\, noun [Dim. of lap a fold.] That part of a garment which is turned back; specifically, the lap, or fold, of the front of a coat in continuation of collar. [Written also {lappel} and {lapelle}.]
From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:
noun
1: lap at the front of a coat; continuation of the coat collar
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Lapel, IN (town, FIPS 42228) Location: 40.06885 N, 85.84755 W Population (1990): 1742 (712 housing units) Area: 1.1 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 46051
From U.S. Gazetteer Places (2000) [gaz-place]:
Lapel, IN -- U.S. town in Indiana Population (2000): 1855 Housing Units (2000): 788 Land area (2000): 0.766059 sq. miles (1.984083 sq. km) Water area (2000): 0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km) Total area (2000): 0.766059 sq. miles (1.984083 sq. km) FIPS code: 42228 Located within: Indiana (IN), FIPS 18 Location: 40.068006 N, 85.847478 W ZIP Codes (1990): 46051 Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs. Headwords: Lapel, IN Lapel
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