- hare lip
- UK / US
noun [countable]
Word forms "hare lip":
singular hare lip plural hare lips offensive
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hare lip
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hare|lip — «HAIR LIHP», noun. 1. a deformity existing from birth in which parts of the upper lip fail to grow together. It resembles the lip of a hare. 2. a lip, usually the upper one, thus deformed … Useful english dictionary
hare-lip — hareˈ lip noun A cleft upper lip like that of a hare • • • Main Entry: ↑hare … Useful english dictionary
hare lip — UK US noun [countable] [singular hare lip plural hare lips] offensive a cleft palate Thesaurus: specific medical conditions … Useful english dictionary
hare·lip — /ˈheɚˈlıp/ noun, pl lips [count] old fashioned + often offensive : ↑cleft lip … Useful english dictionary
hare — {{11}}hare (n.) O.E. hara hare, from W.Gmc. *hasan (Cf. O.Fris. hasa, M.Du. haese, Du. haas, O.H.G. haso, Ger. Hase), possibly with a sense of gray (Cf. O.E. hasu, O.H.G. hasan gray ), from PIE *kas gray (Cf … Etymology dictionary
Hare — Hare, n. [AS. hara; akin to D. haas, G. hase, OHG. haso, Dan. & Sw. hare, Icel. h[=e]ri, Skr. [,c]a[,c]a. [root]226.] [1913 Webster] 1. (Zo[ o]l.) A rodent of the genus {Lepus}, having long hind legs, a short tail, and a divided upper lip. It is… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Hare and hounds — Hare Hare, n. [AS. hara; akin to D. haas, G. hase, OHG. haso, Dan. & Sw. hare, Icel. h[=e]ri, Skr. [,c]a[,c]a. [root]226.] [1913 Webster] 1. (Zo[ o]l.) A rodent of the genus {Lepus}, having long hind legs, a short tail, and a divided upper lip.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Hare kangaroo — Hare Hare, n. [AS. hara; akin to D. haas, G. hase, OHG. haso, Dan. & Sw. hare, Icel. h[=e]ri, Skr. [,c]a[,c]a. [root]226.] [1913 Webster] 1. (Zo[ o]l.) A rodent of the genus {Lepus}, having long hind legs, a short tail, and a divided upper lip.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Hare's lettuce — Hare Hare, n. [AS. hara; akin to D. haas, G. hase, OHG. haso, Dan. & Sw. hare, Icel. h[=e]ri, Skr. [,c]a[,c]a. [root]226.] [1913 Webster] 1. (Zo[ o]l.) A rodent of the genus {Lepus}, having long hind legs, a short tail, and a divided upper lip.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
hare — [her, har] n. pl. hares or hare [ME < OE hara, akin to Ger hase < IE * k̑as , gray (hence, lit., the gray animal, euphemism for a taboo name) > L canus, hoary] any of a large group of swift mammals (order Lagomorpha) of the same family… … English World dictionary
