Labret vs Tabret - What's the difference?
labret | tabret |
A form body piercing in which an adornment is attached to the lip; an adornment so attached.
* 1993 , Hilary Stewart, Looking at Totem Poles ,
* 2003 , John R. Swanton, Tlingit Myths and Texts ,
* 2007 , Margo DeMello, “Labrets”'', entry in ''Encyclopedia of Body Adornment ,
As nouns the difference between labret and tabret
is that labret is a form body piercing in which an adornment is attached to the lip; an adornment so attached while tabret is a small tabor; a timbrel.labret
English
(wikipedia labret)Noun
(en noun)page 41,
- The labret' was an ornament worn in a perforation through the lower lip, In the north, '''labrets''' were oval in shape, generally made of wood or stone, times inlaid with small flat pieces of shell or bone. The wearing of a ' labret signified high rank.
page 115,
- Raven wore a labret at that time set with abalone shell which was formerly very valuable, and it is from him that high-caste people afterward used those.
page 175,
- A labret' is a ' piercing that is attached below the lower lip, above the chin.
- Also known as the “Mao” (because it looks like the mole above Mao Zedong's chin), the jewelry' used in the '''labret''' is usually a ' labret stud, which of a metal shaft with a simple round stud protruding from the face; it is attached inside of the lip with a flat piece of backing metal.