lip microphone

British

noun

a microphone designed and shaped to be held close to the mouth, for use in noisy environments

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The collection includes microphones used to capture the chimes of Big Ben in 1924 and a lip microphone used during 1930s sporting events.

From BBC

But German censors shut off mention of the raids and installed a lip microphone that "did not pick up the roar of the antiaircraft batteries ringing Broadcast House nor the thuds of bombs exploding near by."

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