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Lip

noun

Either of two fleshy folds of tissue that surround the mouth and play a role in speaking.

(botany) either of the two parts of a bilabiate corolla or calyx.

An impudent or insolent rejoinder. Synonyms: back talk, backtalk, mouth, sass, sassing.

The top edge of a vessel or other container. Synonyms: brim, rim.

Either the outer margin or the inner margin of the aperture of a gastropod's shell.

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"Lip" Quotes from Famous Books

... are very unkind," she said, in a low voice, turning white instead of red, and Mr. Barrymore bit his lip, looking as if he would rather shake me than eat his dinner. Then all at once I was dreadfully sorry for hurting Maida, partly because Mr. Barrymore glared, partly because she is an angel; but I ...

— My Friend the Chauffeur • C. N. Williamson and A. M. Williamson

... very little acquainted with Mrs. Simonson," Nattie replied, with a tinge of scorn curling her lip, for, in truth, she had little reverence for Miss Kling's blue blood. "Her lodgers like her very much, I believe; at least, Quimby speaks of her ...

— Wired Love - A Romance of Dots and Dashes • Ella Cheever Thayer

... his finger on his lip, and said, "Fear nothing, Dougal; your hands shall never draw ...

— Rob Roy, Complete, Illustrated • Sir Walter Scott

... yet seen enough of joy. It bears the reputation of an elusive sprite with finger always at lip bidding farewell. In certain dark periods, especially in times of international warfare, it threatens to vanish altogether from the earth. It is then the first duty of all peaceful folk to find and hold fast to joy, keeping it in trust for their ...

— The Joyful Heart • Robert Haven Schauffler

... eye and his lip trembled. Half of the twenty odd scholars before him looked frightened, the others interested. None had ever before seen the dull, sleepy ...

— Andy the Acrobat • Peter T. Harkness

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