labret

[ ley-bret ]

/ ˈleɪ brɛt /

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noun

an ornament worn in a pierced hole in the lip.

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Origin of labret

1855–60; <Latin labr(um) lip + -et

Words nearby labret

labradorescent, labradorite, Labrador retriever, Labrador tea, lab rat, labret, labrid, labroid, labrum, labrusca, La Bruyère

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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 Hough
The worst adjectives he applied to the labret were "singular" and "curious."
Alaska|Ella Higginson
Cook reported that both sexes wore the labret; but this was doubtless an error.
Alaska|Ella Higginson
It is worn for ornament, the same as ear-rings or nose-rings, and is called a labret.
Oregon, Washington and Alaska; Sights and Scenes for the Tourist.|E. L. Lomax

One old woman still retained the labret, but it was only a shadow of the former labrets in size.
Appletons' Popular Science Monthly, December 1898|Various

British Dictionary definitions for labret

labret

/ (ˈleɪbrɛt) /

noun

a piece of bone, shell, etc; inserted into the lip as an ornament by certain peoples

Word Origin for labret

C19: from Latin labrum lip

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