ILLAPSE, noun illaps'. [See Lapse.] A sliding in; an immission or entrance of one thing into another. 1. A falling on; a sudden attack.
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Founding-era definition · Webster's 1828 American Dictionary
ILLAPSE, noun illaps'. [See Lapse.] A sliding in; an immission or entrance of one thing into another. 1. A falling on; a sudden attack.
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