Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- Having lips; also, having a raised or rounded edge resembling a lip; having lips of a kind specified: often used in composition.
- In botany, same as
labiate . - In ichthyology, specifically, thick-lipped; labroid: applied to the wrasse or rockfish family.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adjective Having a lip or lips; having a raised or rounded edge resembling the lip; -- often used in composition
- adjective (Bot.) Labiate.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- adjective having a raised
lip - adjective in combination having some
specific type oflip
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- adjective having a lip or lips
Etymologies
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Examples
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Those mean thin lipped sheep stealing ginga Mac Bastards have got to learn they cannot have it both ways.
The Two Faced Ginga Bastard Newmania 2008
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You will hear Peter Mandelson ignoring the questions about whether he discussed aluminium tariffs with Oleg Deripaska and you will see that famous Mandelson thin lipped smile.
Archive 2008-10-01 Not a sheep 2008
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Try as I might, I cannot get any details of them, as my usual "sources" are unusually tight-lipped, which is customary with the matter going before the Canadian courts for a week of trial commencing December 8 th.
Barbados Underground 2008
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Throughout this entire investigation, Kootenai County has been extremely closed-lipped which is very unusual for the folks here.
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And the White House chefs are tight-lipped, meaning books like Scheib's "White House Chef" are published after they've left the payroll.
The Seattle Times 2009
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The mob informer later told the judge that Gotti "lipped" the threat, saying: "We're gonna kill you."
NY Post: News 2009
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This weekend a tight-lipped group of power brokers elected two new members into Kappa Beta Phi, Wall Street's secret society founded in 1929, Bloomberg reported.
Wall Street's Secret Society Elects New Members The Huffington Post 2011
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This weekend a tight-lipped group of power brokers elected two new members into Kappa Beta Phi, Wall Street's secret society founded in 1929, Bloomberg reported.
Wall Street's Secret Society Elects New Members The Huffington Post 2011
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This weekend a tight-lipped group of power brokers elected two new members into Kappa Beta Phi, Wall Street s secret society founded in 1929, Bloomberg reported....
Wall Street's Secret Society Elects New Members The Huffington Post 2011
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This weekend a tight-lipped group of power brokers elected two new members into Kappa Beta Phi, Wall Street's secret society founded in 1929, Bloomberg reported....
Wall Street's Secret Society Elects New Members The Huffington Post 2011
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