lip microphone

noun

1. a microphone designed and shaped to be held close to the mouth, for use in noisy environments

Example Sentences

The collection includes microphones used to capture the chimes of Big Ben in 1924 and a lip microphone used during 1930s sporting events.

From BBC

But German censors shut off mention of the raids and installed a lip microphone that "did not pick up the roar of the antiaircraft batteries ringing Broadcast House nor the thuds of bombs exploding near by."

From Time Magazine Archive