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 lip2slang : back talk3 a: a fleshy edge or margin (as of a wound) b: labium c: labellum 1 d: a limb of a labiate corolla4 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 25: embouchure

— lip·less \-ləs\ adjective

— lip·like \-ˌlīk\ adjective