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In a labial manner; with, or by means of, the lips.

To labialize. Brewer.

Same as Labiate, a. (a).

Having labiate flowers, as the snapdragon.

A forceps with a measuring attachment for ascertaining the size of the fetal head.

Liable to slip, err, fall, or apostatize. [Obs.] Cheyne.

Liability to lapse, err, or apostatize. [Archaic] Coleridge.

See Labidometer.

A labiodental sound or letter.

A labionasal sound or letter.

A plastic operation for making a new lip, or for replacing a lost tissue of a lip.

Having the appearance of being labiate; -- said of certain polypetalous corollas.

A labial palp.

One of the labial palpi of an insect. See Illust. under Labium.

t bearing a pair of palpi in most insects. It often consists of a thin anterior part (ligula or palpiger) and a firmer posterior plate (mentum).

an East Indian name for several twining leguminous plants related to the bean, but commonly applied to the hyacinth bean (Delichos Lablab).

hen fatiguing, irksome, or unavoidable, in distinction from sportive exercise; hard, muscular effort directed to some useful end, as agriculture, manufactures, and like; servile toil; exertion; work. God hath set Labor and rest, as day and night, to men Successive. Milton.

ember, set aside as a legal holiday, in honor of, or in the interest of, workingmen as a class. Also, a similar holiday in Canada, Australia, etc.

Saving labor; adapted to supersede or diminish the labor of men; as, laborsaving machinery.

A chemist. [Obs.] Boyle.