Wordnet 3.0
NOUN (1)
1.
used to wrap around pipes or boilers or laid in attics to prevent loss of heat;
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Lag \Lag\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Lagged; p. pr. & vb. n.
Lagging.]
To walk or more slowly; to stay or fall behind; to linger or
loiter. "I shall not lag behind." --Milton.
Syn: To loiter; linger; saunter; delay; be tardy.
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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Lagging \Lag"ging\, n.
1. (Mach.) The clothing (esp., an outer, wooden covering), as
of a steam cylinder, applied to prevent the radiation of
heat; a covering of lags; -- called also deading and
cleading.
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2. Lags, collectively; narrow planks extending from one rib
to another in the centering of arches.
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WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
lagging
n 1: used to wrap around pipes or boilers or laid in attics to
prevent loss of heat