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May I know the term for part between our nose and lips ? |
25-Nov-2003, 12:26
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It's called a philtrum.
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25-Nov-2003, 20:38
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Excellent, RonBee! |
25-Nov-2003, 22:05
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I was going to say that, but Ron beat me to it, no honest. 
How did you get that one, Ron? <much impressed> |
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Thanks :) |
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Originally Posted by tdol I was going to say that, but Ron beat me to it, no honest.
How did you get that one, Ron? <much impressed> | I got that from a book called Dixon's Word Treasury from the chapter titled Body Parts. It's the same book that I got my Britishisms from.
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| | Re: part in between nose and lips
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Originally Posted by whl626 May I know the term for part between our nose and lips ? | angel's craddle
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26-Nov-2003, 04:07
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what a nice term :) |
26-Nov-2003, 08:42
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Originally Posted by RonBee Quote: |
Originally Posted by tdol I was going to say that, but Ron beat me to it, no honest.
How did you get that one, Ron? <much impressed> | I got that from a book called Dixon's Word Treasury from the chapter titled Body Parts. It's the same book that I got my Britishisms from.
:) | Truly a word treasury. |
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Originally Posted by whl626 May I know the term for part between our nose and lips ? | angel's craddle
:D | That is sweet, but wouldn't it be a 'cradle'? (Hey, I'm the world's worst typist) | | Thread Tools | | | | Display Modes |  Linear Mode | 
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