Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun An object inserted in the lip as an ornament, as is customary among many savage races; a labret.
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Examples
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The most disagreeable thing in the appearance of the women was their lip-ornament, consisting of a ring of ivory or tin, either hollow or made into a cup, inserted in the upper lip.
The Personal Life Of David Livingstone Blaikie, William G. 1880
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Dr. Livingstone used to give full particulars of this fearful practice, having the idea that the taste of ladies at home in dress and ornament was not free from similar absurdity; or, as he wrote at this time to the Royal Geographical Society of Vienna, in acknowledging the honor of being made a corresponding member, “because our own ladies, who show so much virtuous perseverance with their waists, may wish to try lip-ornament too.”
The Personal Life Of David Livingstone Blaikie, William G. 1880
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The most disagreeable thing in the appearance of the women was their lip-ornament, consisting of a ring of ivory or tin, either hollow or made into a cup, inserted in the upper lip.
The Personal Life of David Livingstone William Garden Blaikie 1859
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Society of Vienna, in acknowledging the honor of being made a corresponding member, "because our own ladies, who show so much virtuous perseverance with their waists, may wish to try lip-ornament too."
The Personal Life of David Livingstone William Garden Blaikie 1859
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