labial
adjective
of, relating to, or resembling a labium.
labials
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pluralof labial.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
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
It was rich in labials, gutturals, and odd sibilances.
From Red Masquerade by Louis Joseph Vance
Thus Bleek tells us that the tortoise changes clicks in labials, the ichneumon in palatals, the jackal substitutes linguo-palatals for labials, while the moon, hare, and ant-eater use "a most unpronounceable click" of their own.
From Man, Past and Present by Alfred Court Haddon
In the Huron and Iroquois, the words are almost entirely composed of vowels, both languages being deficient in consonants, and totally wanting in labials.
From The Life of the Venerable Mother Mary of the Incarnation by A Religious of the Ursuline Community
All southwestern radix develop the distinct postrictal crescent so characteristic of marciana, and occasional specimens fail to have light centers in the last two labials.
From Hybridization Between Two Species of Garter Snakes by Hobart M. Smith
