: having a lip or lips especially of a specified kind or number
—often used in combination
tight-lipped
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Each shelf conveniently comes with a lipped edge to help keep valuable photographs, mementos, vases, and more in place.
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Kelsey Fredricks, People.com, 12 Feb. 2025
For now, Galliano is tight lipped on his next move.
—Lucy Maguire, Vogue, 11 Dec. 2024
Each piece features a post-modern lipped rim design that adds a touch of contemporary flair to your dining experience.
—Mia Meltzer, Rolling Stone, 28 June 2024
Perched on lipped white plates are Sonoran wheat guava and pastry cream Danishes, curry empanadas with potatoes and nopales and shortbread cookies made with blue corn.
—Bahar Anooshahr, The Arizona Republic, 4 June 2024
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Kelsey Fredricks, People.com, 12 Feb. 2025
For now, Galliano is tight lipped on his next move.
—Lucy Maguire, Vogue, 11 Dec. 2024
Each piece features a post-modern lipped rim design that adds a touch of contemporary flair to your dining experience.
—Mia Meltzer, Rolling Stone, 28 June 2024
Perched on lipped white plates are Sonoran wheat guava and pastry cream Danishes, curry empanadas with potatoes and nopales and shortbread cookies made with blue corn.
—Bahar Anooshahr, The Arizona Republic, 4 June 2024
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“Lipped.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/lipped. Accessed 4 May. 2025.
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lipped
adjective
: having a lip or lips especially of a certain kind or number
—often used in combination
tight-lipped
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