1
: uttered with the participation of one or both lips
the labial sounds \f\, \p\, and \ü\
2
: of, relating to, or situated near the lips or labia
: a labial consonant
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Jolene Edgar, Allure, 24 Sep. 2024
Typical labial color can range from pink to purple to brown or black.
—Anna Giorgi, Verywell Health, 13 Sep. 2024
Anatomy Considerations: Sometimes, the appearance of deep nasal labial folds can be due to volume loss in other areas of the face, like the cheeks.
—Carlos Wolf, Miami Herald, 11 May 2024
Viewers could peer through a labial fold in the sculpture at an illuminated scene contained within.
—Los Angeles Times, 27 Aug. 2022
All the figures expose indented vulvas with no labial interface; breasts have no nipples.
—Jerry Saltz, Vulture, 12 Nov. 2021
Notably, female bonobos have massive, cantaloupe-sized labial swellings and prominent clitorises that can reach two and a half inches when erect.
—Rachel E. Gross, Smithsonian Magazine, 31 Mar. 2022
Some are revealed to have long, squiggly tails — spermatozoa, perhaps, which resonate against the labial form that Rist designed for the lights.
—Los Angeles Times, 20 Sep. 2021
The gallery puts Hesse’s and Wilke’s work in separate rooms—and in Wilke’s, the labial folds abound.
—Sophie Madeline Dess, The New Republic, 18 May 2021
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Here, one of his patients before (left) and after pan-facial filler, including in the nasal labial folds, chin, and cheeks.
—Jolene Edgar, Allure, 24 Sep. 2024
Typical labial color can range from pink to purple to brown or black.
—Anna Giorgi, Verywell Health, 13 Sep. 2024
Anatomy Considerations: Sometimes, the appearance of deep nasal labial folds can be due to volume loss in other areas of the face, like the cheeks.
—Carlos Wolf, Miami Herald, 11 May 2024
Viewers could peer through a labial fold in the sculpture at an illuminated scene contained within.
—Los Angeles Times, 27 Aug. 2022
All the figures expose indented vulvas with no labial interface; breasts have no nipples.
—Jerry Saltz, Vulture, 12 Nov. 2021
Notably, female bonobos have massive, cantaloupe-sized labial swellings and prominent clitorises that can reach two and a half inches when erect.
—Rachel E. Gross, Smithsonian Magazine, 31 Mar. 2022
Some are revealed to have long, squiggly tails — spermatozoa, perhaps, which resonate against the labial form that Rist designed for the lights.
—Los Angeles Times, 20 Sep. 2021
The gallery puts Hesse’s and Wilke’s work in separate rooms—and in Wilke’s, the labial folds abound.
—Sophie Madeline Dess, The New Republic, 18 May 2021
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“Labial.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/labial. Accessed 2 Dec. 2024.
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