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| | part in between nose and lips May I know the term for part between our nose and lips ? | 
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| | It's called a philtrum.
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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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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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Originally Posted by whl626 May I know the term for part between our nose and lips ? | angel's craddle
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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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