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lip 1. Anatomy a. either of the two fleshy folds surrounding the mouth, playing an important role in the production of speech sounds, retaining food in the mouth, etc. b. (as modifier): lip salve 2. the corresponding part in animals, esp mammals 4. the embouchure and control in the lips needed to blow wind and brass instruments lip [lip] (anatomy) A fleshy fold above and below the entrance to the mouth of mammals. (civil engineering) A parapet placed on the downstream margin of a millrace or apron in order to minimize scouring of the river bottom. (design engineering) Cutting edge of a fluted drill formed by the intersection of the flute and the lip clearance angle, and extending from the chisel edge at the web to the circumference. (medicine) The margin of an open wound. (science and technology) The edge of a hollow cavity or container. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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Before Rock Hudson's marriage to Phyllis Gates, media coverage of his love life walked a fine line, Reporters paid lip service to his fabricated heterosexual relationships but also raised eyebrows at his continuing bachelorhood. The Bush administration has paid lip service to human rights concerns in Chechnya and to the need for Russia to negotiate with moderate Chechens. Professor Leonard further ponders whether the latest incarnation of white populists will be like earlier populists who paid lip service to anti-racism only to "secure political power on the back of black voters," or whether they "reflect a history of white intellectuals who have joined people of color in an effort to dream America anew. |
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