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philtrum (medicine) and milk 1, noun (oh)


philtrum (medicine)


philtrum


The area from below the nose to the upper lip. Normally the philtrum is grooved. In foetal alcohol syndrome, the philtrum is flat.


milk 1, noun (oh)




[Language: Old English; Origin: meolc, milc]
[U] a white liquid produced by cows or goats that is drunk by people
::a bottle of milk
::Would you like some milk in your tea?
::a pint of semi-skimmed milk
[U] a white liquid produced by female animals and women for feeding their babies
::mothers who believe that breast milk is best for their babies
::The tiny fox cubs drink nothing but their mother's milk .
[U] a liquid or juice produced by particular plants, especially the coconut
[U and C] a thin white liquid used to clean or protect skin
-synonym lotion lotion
::a mild facial cleansing milk
the milk of human kindness
literary the kind and sympathetic behaviour of most ordinary people
-see also evaporated milk
-see also cry over spilt milk at cry 1 (3)
-see also land of milk and honey at land 1 (8)