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netherlip

netherlip noun: the lower lip. Also the singular of netherlips.

Noun

netherlip (plural netherlips)

  1. The lower lip.
    • Looby's face grew pale, and his netherlip began to tremble; the patient was dismayed, and the old gentlewoman concerned and perplexed.1820, Tobias Smollett, Robert Anderson, The Miscellaneous Works of Tobias Smollett, M.D.
    • She smiled. Again her netherlip protruded, curiously, affectionately.2002, David Grossman, The Book of Intimate Grammar

Also used as

netherlip is also the singular of netherlips.

Forms of netherlip

pluralnetherlips

Origin of netherlip

From nether- + lip, modelled after lower lip. Compare Old Frisian nitherlippa (“lower lip”), German Niederlippe (“lower lip”).

From netherlips.

Questions about netherlip

What does netherlip mean?
Netherlip means the lower lip.
What part of speech is netherlip?
Netherlip is a noun.
What is the plural of netherlip?
The plural of netherlip is netherlips.

Words near netherlip in the dictionary

  1. netherlands
  2. Netherlands Antilles
  3. Netherlands New Guinea
  4. netherling
  5. netherlings
  6. netherlip
  7. netherlips
  8. netherman
  9. nethermen
  10. nethermind
  11. netherminds

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