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8. In mediæval art, the representation of a band or scroll containing an inscription. Fairholt.

La"bel, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Labeled (-bld) or Labelled; p. pr. & vb. n. Labeling or Labelling.] 1. To affix a label to; to mark with a name, etc.; as, to label a bottle or a package.

2. To affix in or on a label. [R.]

La"bel*er (?), n. One who labels. [Written also labeller.]

||La*bel"lum (l*bl"lm), n.; pl. L. Labella (- l), E. Labellums (-lmz). ||[L., dim. of labrum lip.] 1. (Bot.) The lower or apparently anterior ||petal of an orchidaceous flower, often of a very curious shape. || 2. (Zoöl.) A small appendage beneath the upper lip or labrum of certain insects.

La"bent (?), a. [L. labens, p. pr. of labi to slide, glide.] Slipping; sliding; gliding. [R.]

||La"bi*a (?), n. pl. See Labium. || La"bi*al (?), a. [LL. labialis, fr. L. labium lip: cf. F. labial. See Lip.] 1. Of or pertaining to the lips or labia; as, labial veins.

2. (Mus.) Furnished with lips; as, a labial organ pipe.

3. (Phonetics) (a) Articulated, as a consonant, mainly by the lips, as b, p, m, w. (b) Modified, as a vowel, by contraction of the lip opening, as (fd), (ld), etc., and as eu and u in French, and ö, ü in German. See Guide to Pronunciation, §§ 11, 178.

4. (Zoöl.) Of or pertaining to the labium; as, the labial palpi of insects. See Labium.

La"bi*al, n. 1. (Phonetics) A letter or character representing an articulation or sound formed or uttered chiefly with the lips, as b, p, w.

2. (Mus.) An organ pipe that is furnished with lips; a flue pipe.

3. (Zoöl.) One of the scales which border the mouth of a fish or reptile.

La"bi*al*ism (?), n. (Phonetics) The quality of being labial; as, the labialism of an articulation; conversion into a labial, as of a sound which is different in another language. J. Peile.

La`bi*al*i*za"tion (?), n. (Phonetics) The modification of an articulation by contraction of the lip opening.

La"bi*al*ize (?), v. t. (Phonetics) To modify by contraction of the lip opening.

La"bi*al*ly, adv. In a labial manner; with, or by means of, the lips.

La"bi*ate (?), v. t. To labialize. Brewer.

La"bi*ate (?), a. [NL. labiatus, fr. L. labium lip.] (Bot.) (a) Having the limb of a tubular corolla or calyx divided into two unequal parts, one projecting over the other like the lips of a mouth, as in the snapdragon, sage, and catnip. (b) Belonging to a natural order of plants (Labiatæ), of which the mint, sage, and catnip are examples. They are mostly aromatic herbs.

La"bi*ate, n. (Bot.) A plant of the order Labiatæ.

La"bi*a`ted (?), a. (Bot.) Same as Labiate, a. (a).

{ La`bi*a`ti*flo"ral (?), La`bi*a`ti*flo"ral (?), } a. [Labiate + L. flos, floris, flower.] (Bot.) Having labiate flowers, as the snapdragon.

Lab`i*dom"e*ter (?), n. [Gr. labi`s, -i`dos, a forceps + meter: cf. F. labidometre.] (Med.) A forceps with a measuring attachment for ascertaining the size of the fetal head.

La"bile (?), a. [L. labilis apt to slip, fr. labi to slip.] Liable to slip, err, fall, or apostatize. [Obs.] Cheyne.

La*bil"i*ty (?), n. Liability to lapse, err, or apostatize. [Archaic] Coleridge.

La*bim"e*ter (?), n. [Cf. F. labimetre.] (Med.) See Labidometer.

La`bi*o*den"tal (?), a. [Labium + dental.] (Phonetics) Formed or pronounced by the cooperation of the lips and teeth, as f and v. -- n. A labiodental sound or letter.

La`bi*o*na"sal (?), a. [Labium + nasal.] (Phonetics) Formed by the lips and the nose. -- n. A labionasal sound or letter.