Main Entry: ¹lip

Pronunciation: \ˈlip\

Function: noun

Etymology: Middle English, from Old English lippa; akin to Old High German leffur lip and probably to Latin labium, labrum lip

Date: before 12th century

1 : either of two fleshy folds that surround the mouth in humans and many other vertebrates and are organs of human speech essential to certain articulations; also : the red or pinkish margin of the human lip
2 slang : back talk
3 a : a fleshy edge or margin (as of a wound) b : labium c : labellum 1 d : a limb of a labiate corolla
4 a : the edge of a hollow vessel or cavity b : a projecting edge: as (1) : the beveled upper edge of the mouth of an organ flue pipe (2) : the sharp cutting edge on the end of a tool (as an auger) (3) : a short spout (as on a pitcher) c : edge 2
5 : embouchure

— lip·less \-ləs\ adjective

— lip·like \-ˌlīk\ adjective