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lip-labour
ˈlip-labour [See lip n. 6 a (b).] Labour of the lips. a. Empty talk; esp. vain repetition of words in prayer. Also attrib.1538 Bale Thre Lawes 1140 No Sabboth wyl we with Gods worde sanctyfye, But with lyppe labour, and ydle ceremonye. 1599 Sandys Europæ Spec. (1632) 235 Those heathenish repetitions... Oxford English Dictionary
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lip
▪ I. lip, n. (lɪp) Forms: 1 lippa, 2–7 lippe, (3 leppe), 4–6 lyppe, 5 lyp, (lype), 7 lipp, 4– lip. [OE. lippa wk. masc., corresponds to OFris. lippa masc., MLG., MDu. lippe fem. (whence mod.G. lippe, mod.Du. lip fem.), MSw. lippe, lippa, and läpe, mod.Sw. läpp, Da. læbe:—OTeut. type *lipjon-, cogn. ... Oxford English Dictionary
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ear
▪ I. ear, n.1 (ɪə(r)) Forms: 1–2 éare, 3–6 ere, (3 ire, 4 ȝhere, er, erre, 5 heer, here, 6 heare) 4–6 eere, yere, 5 eire, 6–7 eare, 6– ear. pl. ears; also 1–2 earan, 1 earo, -u, 2–4 earen, 4 eeren, eren, (heren, ern). [Common Teut.: OE. éare wk. neut. = OFris. âre, OS. ôre, ôra (MDu. ōre, oore, Du. ... Oxford English Dictionary
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