: having a lip or lips especially of a specified kind or number
—often used in combination
tight-lipped
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Each piece features a post-modern lipped rim design that adds a touch of contemporary flair to your dining experience.
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Mia Meltzer, Rolling Stone, 28 June 2024
Perched on lipped white plates are Sonoran wheat guava and pastry cream Danishes, curry empanadas with potatoes and nopales and shortbread cookies made with blue corn.
—Bahar Anooshahr, The Arizona Republic, 4 June 2024
Plus, each shelf has a lipped edge to keep your belongings in place.
—Toni Sutton, Peoplemag, 19 May 2024
Their comparisons revealed that the mouths of the theropods were much more similar to those of the lipped reptiles, like lizards, rather than the lipless reptiles, like crocodiles. Of particular importance to their conclusions were tooth wear and size.
—Sam Walters, Discover Magazine, 3 Apr. 2023
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Mia Meltzer, Rolling Stone, 28 June 2024
Perched on lipped white plates are Sonoran wheat guava and pastry cream Danishes, curry empanadas with potatoes and nopales and shortbread cookies made with blue corn.
—Bahar Anooshahr, The Arizona Republic, 4 June 2024
Plus, each shelf has a lipped edge to keep your belongings in place.
—Toni Sutton, Peoplemag, 19 May 2024
Their comparisons revealed that the mouths of the theropods were much more similar to those of the lipped reptiles, like lizards, rather than the lipless reptiles, like crocodiles. Of particular importance to their conclusions were tooth wear and size.
—Sam Walters, Discover Magazine, 3 Apr. 2023
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“Lipped.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/lipped. Accessed 21 Dec. 2024.
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lipped
adjective
: having a lip or lips especially of a certain kind or number
—often used in combination
tight-lipped
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