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labret

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la·bret  (lbrt)
n.
An ornament inserted into a perforation in the lip.
[Latin labrum, lip; see leb- in Indo-European roots + -et.]
labret [ˈleɪbrɛt]
n
(Clothing & Fashion) a piece of bone, shell, etc.; inserted into the lip as an ornament by certain peoples
[from Latin labrum lip]
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Briggs DJ, Collins S, Elliott P, Fischer P, Kingham S, Labret E, et al.
Comparative toxicity of size-fractionated airborne particulate matter ... by Cho, Seung-Hyun; Tong, Haiyan; McGee, John K.; Baldauf, Richard W.; Krantz, Q. Todd; Gilmour, M. Ian / Environmental Health Perspectives
LABRET A A burner used in chemistry B An ornament inserted in the lip C Plaintive who am I?
TIME OUT by The Journal (Newcastle, England)
Montezama, emperor of the Aztecs, was adorned with intricate gold grommets on his ears and a golden labret (a piercing beneath the lower lip reserved for male Aztecs and Mayans of higher social status), along with pendants, armbands and headdresses.
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