underlip

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English

Etymology

From under- +‎ lip. Compare Saterland Frisian Unnerlippe (“underlip”), German Unterlippe (“underlip”).

Pronunciation

Lua error in Module:parameters at line 290: Parameter 1 should be a valid language or etymology language code; the value "UK" is not valid. See WT:LOL and WT:LOL/E. IPA^(key): /ˈʌndə(ɹ)ˌlɪp/
Lua error in Module:parameters at line 290: Parameter 1 should be a valid language or etymology language code; the value "US" is not valid. See WT:LOL and WT:LOL/E. IPA^(key): /ˈʌndɚˌlɪp/

Noun

underlip (plural underlips)

The lower lip.
- 1866, Charles Dickens, The Signal-Man‎^[1]:
  He bit his under-lip as though he were somewhat unwilling, but arose.
- 2014, Samuel R. Delany, Tales of Nevèrÿon →ISBN:
  His eyes were closed, his mouth opened. His breathing, irregular for three, then four, then five breaths, returned to its normal, soundless rhythm. Stubbled overlip and wet underlip moved about some final, silent word: […]

Coordinate terms

overlip

Translations

Translations

Albanian: buza e poshtme
Danish: underlæbe (da) c
German: Unterlippe (de) f
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Saterland Frisian: Unnerlippe f
Swedish: underläpp c
Westrobothnian: Lua error in Module:parameters at line 290: Parameter 1 should be a valid language or etymology language code; the value "gmq-bot" is not valid. See WT:LOL and WT:LOL/E., Lua error in Module:parameters at line 290: Parameter 1 should be a valid language or etymology language code; the value "gmq-bot" is not valid. See WT:LOL and WT:LOL/E.

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