rose-lippedadj.
/ˈrəʊzlɪpt/, U.S. /ˈroʊzˌlɪpt/ Having lips of a rosy colour.
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babber-lippedc1400
blab-lippedc1430
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blub1603
red-lipped1605
rose-lippeda1616
blubbered1634
sweet-lippeda1644
labrous1656
blobber1670
blubber1677
blubber-lipped1690
red-mouthed1838
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labrose1905
a1616 W. Shakespeare Othello (1622) iv. ii. 65 Turne thy complexion there, Patience thy young and rose-lip'd Cherubin. View more context for this quotation
1750 J. Warton Ode to Fancy 56 Where Laughter rose-lipp'd Hebe leads.
1797 New Ann. Reg. 1796 Poetry 165 See, as the rose-lipt Almé weave the dance, To melting airs they move, in amorous play.
1827 T. Hood Plea Midsummer Fairies lxxxi, in Plea Midsummer Fairies & Other Poems 41 His pretty pouting mouth..Lay half-way open like a rose-lipp'd shell.
1896 A. E. Housman Shropshire Lad liv. 83 For many a rose-lipt maiden And many a lightfoot lad.
1921 M. C. Oemler Where Young Child Was 64 Trescott had no eyes for anything save the rose-lipped face.
1956 Charleston (S. Carolina) 19 Aug. /3 Those were the days when rose-lipped young women walked the shady paths.
2001 Plain Dealer (Cleveland, Ohio) (Nexis) 15 Jan. 6 e Delicately skinned and rose-lipped he is nonetheless the alpha male here, tallest, quickest to snicker, probably class president out on a lark.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, November 2010; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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