labretiferyn.
/ˌleɪbrᵻˈtɪf(ə)ri/, U.S. /ˌleɪbrəˈtɪfəri/ Cultural Anthropology.
The practice of wearing labrets.
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the mind > attention and judgement > beautification > types of ornamentation > jewellery > nose and lip ornaments > [noun]
nose-jewel1611
nose-ring1652
nose-ornament1695
lip-piece1796
labret1831
nose-nail1862
lip-ring1866
labretifery1884
lip-plug1894
bullring1992
the mind > attention and judgement > beautification > types of ornamentation > jewellery > nose and lip ornaments > [noun] > wearing of lip ornaments
labretifery1884
1884 W. D. Hall in 3rd Ann. Rep. Bureau Amer. Ethnol. 1881–2 80 The idea that the operation for labretifery was originally a test of manhood and a passport to the good graces of the girls of the tribe, gains some corroboration from the following extract.
1928 Amer. Anthropologist 30 73 Labretifery, histrionic masks and other customs proper to more or less sedentary people.
2014 C. E. Hilton et al. Foragers Hope 55 Drawings of human figures on sucking tubes and browbands suggest tattoos or labretifery.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2017; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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