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labret

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6 lettersPronunciation /ˈleɪbɹɪt/Sorted abelrtStarts with LEnds with T0 clues
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Definitions

  1. A body piercing consisting of an adornment attached to the lip.

Word origin

From Latin labrum (“lip”) + -et; modelled on anklet, bracelet, etc. Sometimes incorrectly assumed to be of French origin.

Used in a sentence

  • Purchas, speaking of the use of a labret by certain Mexicans, makes Peter Martyr say “that he doth not remember that he ever saw so filthy and ugly a sight,[…]
  • Raven wore a labret at that time set with abalone shell which was formerly very valuable, and it is from him that high-caste people afterward used those.

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