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Traditional English :: labia
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labinicawly - pl. of LABIUM. |
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Traditional English :: labial
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labinicawly - adj. & n. --adj. 1 a of the lips. b Zool. of, like, or serving as a lip, a liplike part, or a labium.
2 Dentistry designating the surface of a tooth adjacent to the lips.
3 Phonet. (of a sound) requiring partial or complete closure of the lips (e.g. p, b, f, v, m, w; and vowels in which lips are rounded, e.g. oo in m oon). --n. labial pipe Mus. an organ-pipe having lips; a flue-pipe. labialism n. labialize v.tr. (also -ise). labially adv. [med.L labialis f. L labia lips] |
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Traditional English :: labiate
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labinicawly - n. & adj. --n. any plant of the family Labiatae, including mint and rosemary, having square stems and a corolla or calyx divided into two parts suggesting lips. --adj. 1 Bot. of or relating to the Labiatae.
2 Bot. & Zool. like a lip or labium. [mod.L labiatus (as LABIUM)] |
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Traditional English :: labile
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labinicawly - adj. Chem. (of a compound) unstable; liable to displacement or change esp. if an atom or group is easily replaced by other atoms or groups. lability n. [ME f. LL labilis f. labi to fall] |
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Traditional English :: labio-
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labinicawly - comb. form of the lips. [as LABIUM] |
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Traditional English :: labiodental
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labinicawly - adj.
(of a sound) made with the lips and teeth, e.g. f and v. |
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