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Entry 7 senses · 2 variants Webster, 1913

Labial

· La·bi·al · IPA /ˈleɪ.bi.əl/
01 a. Of or pertaining to the lips or labia; as, labial veins.
  1. 1.
    Of or pertaining to the lips or labia; as, labial veins.
  2. 2.
    Furnished with lips; as, a labial organ pipe.(Mus.)
  3. 3.
    Articulated, as a consonant, mainly by the lips, as b, p, m, w.(Phonetics)
  4. 4.
    Of or pertaining to the labium; as, the labial palpi of insects. See Labium.(Zool.) See: Labium
02 n. A letter or character representing an articulation or sound formed or uttered chiefly with the lips, as b, p, w.
  1. 1.
    A letter or character representing an articulation or sound formed or uttered chiefly with the lips, as b, p, w.(Phonetics)
  2. 2.
    An organ pipe that is furnished with lips; a flue pipe.(Mus.)
  3. 3.
    One of the scales which border the mouth of a fish or reptile.(Zool.)