labret
an ornament worn in a pierced hole in the lip.
Origin of labret
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How to use labret in a sentence
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 HoughThe worst adjectives he applied to the labret were "singular" and "curious."
Alaska | Ella HigginsonCook reported that both sexes wore the labret; but this was doubtless an error.
Alaska | Ella HigginsonIt 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.
British Dictionary definitions for labret
/ (ˈleɪbrɛt) /
a piece of bone, shell, etc; inserted into the lip as an ornament by certain peoples
Origin of labret
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