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labretifery

/ˌleɪbrəˈtɪfəri/

labretifery noun: the practice of wearing a labret.

Noun

labretifery (uncountable)

  1. The practice of wearing a labret.
    • In Africa labretifery is quite common, and varies from tribe to tribe.1891 Prof. Frederick Starr, "Dress and Adornment," Popular Science, Vol. 39, No. 30 (August 1891), Bonnier Corporation, p490
    • They include labretifery, tattooing the chin of adult women, certain uses of masks, a certain style of conventionalizing objects, the use of conventional signs as hieroglyphics, [...] and of artistic representations connected with their common religious or mythological ideas.1911, Ellen Churchill Semple, Influences of Geographic Environment on the Basis of Ratzel's System of Anthropo-Geography,, page 395

Origin of labretifery

From labret + -i- + -fer + -y.

Questions about labretifery

What does labretifery mean?
Labretifery means the practice of wearing a labret.
What part of speech is labretifery?
Labretifery is a noun.
How do you pronounce labretifery?
Labretifery is pronounced /ˌleɪbrəˈtɪfəri/.

Words near labretifery in the dictionary

  1. labrectomy
  2. Labree
  3. Labrees
  4. labrep
  5. labret
  6. labretifery
  7. labrets
  8. labrid
  9. labrids
  10. Labrie
  11. Labries

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