lip plate

English

A Mursi woman with lip plate in Ethiopia.

Raoni Metuktire, a Kayapo chief, wearing a lip plate in Brazil.

Alternative forms

• lip disc, lip disk
• lip plug

Noun

lip plate (plural lip plates)

1. A large disc, usually made from clay or wood, worn in hole in one or both lips.

Translations

body modification

• Portuguese: botoque (pt) m

See also

• labret