labret

[ ley-bret ]

/ ˈleɪ brɛt /

noun

an ornament worn in a pierced hole in the lip.

Origin of labret

1855–60; <Latin labr(um) lip + -et

Words nearby labret

labradorescent, labradorite, Labrador retriever, Labrador tea, lab rat, labret, labrid, labrocyte, labroid, labrum, labrusca

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Example sentences from the Web for labret

His understanding of the custom of wearing the labret, however, differs from that of other early navigators.
Alaska|Ella Higginson
One old woman still retained the labret, but it was only a shadow of the former labrets in size.
Appletons' Popular Science Monthly, December 1898|Various
It is worn for ornament, the same as ear-rings or nose-rings, and is called a labret.
Oregon, Washington and Alaska; Sights and Scenes for the Tourist.|E. L. Lomax
A “labret” of ivory or even of wood they valued at four or five dollars—or asked so much as that at first.
Young Alaskans in the Far North|Emerson Hough

The labret in the lower lip, or ladle, as he termed it, wore unbearably upon his fine nerves.
Alaska|Ella Higginson

British Dictionary definitions for labret

labret

/ (ˈleɪbrɛt) /

noun

a piece of bone, shell, etc; inserted into the lip as an ornament by certain peoples

Word Origin for labret

C19: from Latin labrum lip

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单词	labret
释义	labret [ ley-bret ] / ˈleɪ brɛt / noun an ornament worn in a pierced hole in the lip. Origin of labret 1855–60; <Latin labr(um) lip + -et Words nearby labret labradorescent, labradorite, Labrador retriever, Labrador tea, lab rat, labret, labrid, labrocyte, labroid, labrum, labrusca Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for labret His understanding of the custom of wearing the labret, however, differs from that of other early navigators. Alaska\|Ella Higginson One old woman still retained the labret, but it was only a shadow of the former labrets in size. Appletons' Popular Science Monthly, December 1898\|Various It is worn for ornament, the same as ear-rings or nose-rings, and is called a labret. Oregon, Washington and Alaska; Sights and Scenes for the Tourist.\|E. L. Lomax A “labret” of ivory or even of wood they valued at four or five dollars—or asked so much as that at first. Young Alaskans in the Far North\|Emerson Hough The labret in the lower lip, or ladle, as he termed it, wore unbearably upon his fine nerves. Alaska\|Ella Higginson British Dictionary definitions for labret labret / (ˈleɪbrɛt) / noun a piece of bone, shell, etc; inserted into the lip as an ornament by certain peoples Word Origin for labret C19: from Latin labrum lip Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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