netherlip

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noun

The lower lip.

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Meanings

netherlip1

nounnetherlip (plural netherlips)

plural netherlips

  1. anatomyThe lower lip.

    She smiled. Again her netherlip protruded, curiously, affectionately.

    2002, David Grossman, The Book of Intimate Grammar
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    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.

netherlip2

nounnetherlip (plural netherlips)

plural netherlips

  1. singularsingular of netherlips

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
lower liplower mouth

Origin

netherlip · noun

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

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netherlip · noun

From netherlips.

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Rhymes & wordplay

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netherlip. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/netherlip

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Chicago

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