labret
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- noun
- /ˈleɪbrɪt/
- Labrets may have been designed to resemble the beaks of seabirds.
Examples
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His new labret sparkled as he smiled, drawing attention from everyone in the room.
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The young woman decided to get a labret to enhance her unique style.
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from my labret as I went on.
Fiction book (1999) -
At Fred Perry, your salesperson is a short girl with a Scottish accent, a labret piercing, and a Chelsea Girl haircut.
Blog text (34) -
Knecht and his colleagues recovered a relatively large number of lip ornaments known as labrets in the excavation (61 in all).
Academic text (2007) -
At the time of European contact, Aleut society featured three social ranks—nobles, common people, and slaves—and labrets could signal at a glance an individual's particular social status.
Academic text (2007) -
Many cultures have a tradition of wearing a labret as a form of body art or social status.
Surface Forms
Etymology
Labret comes from the Latin word labrum meaning 'lip' and the small ending -et that means 'little'. So a labret is literally a 'little lip' decoration, which is why the word means a small piece of jewelry worn in or near the lip.