Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun In the instruction of the deaf and dumb, oral or articulate language, to be understood by watching the motion of the lips, in contradistinction to the language of signs or of the fingers.
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Examples
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“Wandering!” she telegraphed in lip-language, forming the word very largely and distinctly; for neither knew of Jinny having had any but her one glorious chance.
Australia Felix 2003
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The three sat silent, the ex-pilot, with wrinkled brows, trying hard to decipher the lip-language in which the captain addressed him whenever he had an opportunity, but could only dimly guess its purport, when the captain pressed his huge fist into the service as well.
Many Cargoes 1903
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What your country ought to do -- _ (He finishes his remarks in the lip-language, which the unnamed gentleman seems to understand.
The Sunny Side 1919
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_ What your country ought to do ---- [_He finishes his remarks in the lip-language, which the unnamed gentleman seems to understand.
Punch, or the London Charivari, June 10, 1914 Various 1898
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