Lipped

lip  (lp)

n.

1. Anatomy Either of two fleshy folds that surround the opening of the mouth.

2. A structure or part that encircles or bounds an orifice, as:

a. Anatomy A labium.

b. The margin of flesh around a wound.

c. Either of the margins of the aperture of a gastropod shell.

d. A rim, as of a vessel, bell, or crater.

3. Botany One of the two divisions of a bilabiate corolla or calyx, as in the snapdragon, or the modified upper petal of an orchid flower.

4. The tip of a pouring spout, as on a pitcher.

5. Slang Insolent talk.

tr.v. lipped, lip·ping, lips

1.

a. To touch the lips to.

b. To kiss.

2. To utter.

3. To lap or splash against.

4. Sports To hit a golf ball so that it touches the edge of (the hole) without dropping in.

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[Middle English, from Old English lippa; see leb- in Indo-European roots.]

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lipless adj.

Thesaurus

Adj.

1.

lipped - having a lip or lips; "a lipped bowl"; "a virgin purest lipped"- John Keats lipless, unlipped - without a lip or lips