labials
- plural of labial.
Example Sentences
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In Los Angeles, Hans Spangenberg, lover of labials, despiser of sibilants, asked court permission to change his name to Valcour Berne de Belair.
From Time Magazine Archive
The labials, chin, and ventrals 1-30 are creamy white, changing to a dusty cream-color posteriorly; the chin and ventrals 1-30 are heavily spotted with dark brown.
From The Amphibians and Reptiles of Michoacán, México by Duellman, William E.
The labials are those consonants which are articulated chiefly by the lips; among which, Dr. Webster reckons b, f, m, p, and v.
From The Grammar of English Grammars by Brown, Goold
The Mohawk language is pronounced without opening and shutting the lips, labials being unknown.
From Canada and the Canadians, Vol. 2 by Bonnycastle, Richard Henry
The flanks are mottled with brown and cream-color; the labials are cream-color barred by brown; the venter is a pale cream-color.
From The Amphibians and Reptiles of Michoacán, México by Duellman, William E.
