Overlip
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Overlip is a noun meaning (now uncommon) The upper lip.
Meaning
(now uncommon) The upper lip.
More Meanings
- (rare, chiefly of a dog) An upper lip that extends too far out and down. (Compare overbite.)
Example Sentences
They seem to her still so young, hardly more than children, really, even Adam—especially Adam—with that babyishly fat overlip that trembles so when he is excited or upset.
His eyes were closed, his mouth opened. His breathing, irregular for three, then four, then five breaths, returned to its normal, soundless rhythm. Stubbled overlip and wet underlip moved about some final, silent word: […]
Word Forms
- overlips
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include lippies, labras, flew, blubber-lip, lippy, lipo.
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