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Definition of Lap of honour
1. Noun. A lap by the winning person or team run to celebrate the victory.
Lexicographical Neighbors of Lap Of Honour
Literary usage of Lap of honour
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Architecture of Instruction and Delight: A Socio-historical Analysis of by Pieter van Wesemael (2001)
"... the 900 triumphant winners descended the staircase behind the banner of their
group, made a lap of honour around the circus and took their place next to ..."
2. The Asiatic Journal and Monthly Miscellany (1826)
"... humble pittance for the purpose of erecting (in honour of Boniface) a statue
of Hermes, divested of his grappling irons, reposing in the lap of honour. ..."
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