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labret

[ ley-bret ]

noun

  1. an ornament worn in a pierced hole in the lip.


labret

/ ˈleɪbrɛt /

noun

  1. a piece of bone, shell, etc; inserted into the lip as an ornament by certain peoples
“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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Word History and Origins

Origin of labret1

1855–60; < Latin labr ( um ) lip + -et
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Word History and Origins

Origin of labret1

C19: from Latin labrum lip
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Example Sentences

A “labret” of ivory or even of wood they valued at four or five dollars—or asked so much as that at first.

The worst adjectives he applied to the labret were "singular" and "curious."

Cook reported that both sexes wore the labret; but this was doubtless an error.

It is worn for ornament, the same as ear-rings or nose-rings, and is called a labret.

One old woman still retained the labret, but it was only a shadow of the former labrets in size.

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