v. t.
To affix a label to; to mark with a name, etc.; as, to label a bottle or a package.
v. t.
To affix in or on a label.
n.
The lower or apparently anterior petal of an orchidaceous flower, often of a very curious shape.
n.
A small appendage beneath the upper lip or labrum of certain insects.
a.
Slipping; sliding; gliding.
a.
Of or pertaining to the lips or labia; as, labial veins.
a.
Furnished with lips; as, a labial organ pipe.
a.
Articulated, as a consonant, mainly by the lips, as b, p, m, w.
a.
Modified, as a vowel, by contraction of the lip opening, as / (f/d), / (/ld), etc., and as eu and u in French, and o, u in German. See Guide to Pronunciation, // 11, 178.
a.
Of or pertaining to the labium; as, the labial palpi of insects. See Labium.
n.
A letter or character representing an articulation or sound formed or uttered chiefly with the lips, as b, p, w.
n.
An organ pipe that is furnished with lips; a flue pipe.
n.
One of the scales which border the mouth of a fish or reptile.
n.
The quality of being labial; as, the labialism of an articulation; conversion into a labial, as of a sound which is different in another language.
n.
The modification of an articulation by contraction of the lip opening.
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