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Definition of Lip-read
1. Verb. Interpret by lipreading; of deaf people.
Definition of Lip-read
1. Verb. (alternative spelling of lipread) ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Lexicographical Neighbors of Lip-read
Literary usage of Lip-read
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Association Review (1903)
"The latter—the scientific tutor—although he understood me nearly as well as the
other, was, on the contrary, very difficult to lip-read, and consequently ..."
2. Chambers's Encyclopaedia: A Dictionary of Universal Knowledge (1901)
"The child is taught (a) to speak by seeing how his teacher speaks ; (It) to
lip-read— that is, to read the speech of his teacher and others as expressed ..."
3. Chamber's Encyclopaedia: A Dictionary of Universal Knowledge (1889)
"The child is taught ( a ) to speak by seeing how his teacher sneaks ; ( b ) to
lip-read— that is, to read the speech ot his teacher and others as expressed ..."
4. Sessional Papers by Ontario Legislative Assembly (1919)
"These little tots lip-read twenty commands, and the names of thirty-five (35)
... They of course lip-read these words and write them. They also lip-read ..."
5. Report of the Proceedings (1902)
"Ability to speak and lip-read sufficiently well to converse on familiar subjects
with intelligent strangers who have been previously initiated by mutual ..."
6. Substance Use Disorder Treatment for People with Physical and Cognitive by Dennis Moore (2000)
"If the client is hard of hearing or deaf and does not use sign language, he may
request only to have a counselor whom he can lip-read. ..."
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