Definition of lapes:
(n) :
The loose part of a coat; the lower part of a garment that plays loosely; a skirt; an apron.
(n) :
An edge; a border; a hem, as of cloth.
(n) :
The part of the clothing that lies on the knees or thighs when one sits down; that part of the person thus covered.
(n) :
(figuratively) A place of rearing and fostering.
(n) :
The upper legs of a seated person.
(n) :
(engineering) A component that overlaps or covers any portion of itself or of an adjacent component.