labret

[ ley-bret ]

noun

1. an ornament worn in a pierced hole in the lip.

labret

/ ˈleɪbrɛt /

noun

1. a piece of bone, shell, etc; inserted into the lip as an ornament by certain peoples

Word History and Origins

Origin of labret¹

1855–60; < Latin labr ( um ) lip + -et

Word History and Origins

Origin of labret¹

C19: from Latin labrum lip

Example Sentences

Someone taps me on the shoulder then and I turn around and find myself staring at this unspeakably hot twenty-something girl with a labret piercing, flaming red hair, and boots up her calves.

From Literature

Labret, lā′bret, n. a piece of bone, shell, &c. inserted into the lip by savages for ornament.—adj.

From Project Gutenberg

There are no high mountains in Alaska, and one year seems to be rather a long period, yet the general fact remains; secondly, a button of wood, or ivory, or stone, called a labret, is placed in the lower lip of girls, in some tribes of boys, in other of both.

From Project Gutenberg

If you will look close at some of these Eskimo women, or even men, you will find that they have a hole through their lower lip, and some of them wear this little ‘labret.’

From Project Gutenberg

A “labret” of ivory or even of wood they valued at four or five dollars—or asked so much as that at first.

From Project Gutenberg