labret

Definitions

A body piercing consisting of an adornment attached to the lip.

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“Purchas, speaking of the use⟳ of a labret by certain Mexicans, makes Peter Martyr say⟳ “that he doth not remember⟳ that he ever saw⟳ so filthy and ugly a sight,[…]”

“The labret was an ornament worn in a perforation through the lower lip, In the north, labrets were oval in shape⟳, generally made of wood or stone, times inlaid with small flat pieces of shell or bone. The wearing of a labret signified high rank.”

“Raven wore a labret at that time set⟳ with abalone shell which was formerly very valuable, and it is from him that high-caste people afterward used those.”

“2007, Margo DeMello, “Labrets”, entry in Encyclopedia of Body Adornment, page 175, A labret is a piercing that is attached below the lower lip, above the chin. Also known as the “Mao” (because it looks like⟳ the mole above Mao Zedong's chin), the jewelry used in the labret is usually a labret stud, which of a metal shaft with a simple round stud protruding from the face⟳; it is attached inside of the lip with a flat piece of backing metal.”

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