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labret
[ ley-bret ]
noun
- an ornament worn in a pierced hole in the lip.
labret
/ ˈleɪbrɛt /
noun
- a piece of bone, shell, etc; inserted into the lip as an ornament by certain peoples
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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.
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The worst adjectives he applied to the labret were "singular" and "curious."
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Cook reported that both sexes wore the labret; but this was doubtless an error.
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It is worn for ornament, the same as ear-rings or nose-rings, and is called a labret.
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One old woman still retained the labret, but it was only a shadow of the former labrets in size.
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