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Lip
·noun One of the edges of the aperture of a univalve shell. II. Lip ·noun One of the two opposite d...

Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
Lip
Besides its literal sense (Isa. 37:29, etc.), is used in the original (saphah) metaphorically for an...

Easton's Bible Dictionary
to keep a stiff upper lip
is to continue firm, unmoved. My friend, said he, don't cry for spilt milk; keep a stiff upper lip;...

Dictionary of American Words And Phrases by John Russell Bartlett.