orbicular muscle of mouth (medicine) and breathe (iou)

orbicular muscle of mouth (medicine)

orbicular muscle of mouth -->
orbicularis oris
<anatomy, muscle> Origin, by nasolabial band from septum of the nose, by superior incisive bundle from incisor fossa of maxilla, by inferior incisive bundle from lower jaw each side of symphysis; insertion, fibres surround mouth between skin and mucous membrane of lips and cheeks, and are blended with Other muscles; action, closes lips; nerve supply, facial.

Synonym: musculus orbicularis oris, musculus sphincter oris, orbicular muscle of mouth, sphincter oris.

breathe (iou)

breathe verb. [bri:e] ME.
[from BREATH.]
I. verb intrans.
Exhale, steam, evaporate. ME-L17.
Shakespeare Pericles A warmth Breathes out of her.
Emit odour, smell. Now only fig., be redolent of. LME.
Tennyson Francis just alighted from the boat, And breathing of the sea.
a. Exhale air from the lungs. LME.
Yeats Breathe on the burnished mirror of the world.
b. Exhale and inhale, respire. LME.
Tennyson And answer made King Arthur, breathing hard. Scientific American An ostrich breathes about six times a minute.
Live, exist. LME.
Shakespeare Richard III Clarence still breathes; Edward still lives and reigns. Disraeli Within five minutes you will breathe a beggar and an outcast.
Take breath; fig. pause, take rest. L16.
J. Ozell Orders to give Antony no Time to Breathe, but to pursue him forthwith. Tennyson Twice they fought, and twice they breathed.
Give forth audible breath; speak, sing, be sounded. L16.
Milton As I wake, sweet Music breathes.
Of wind etc.: blow softly. E17.
Pope Where cooling vapours breathe along the mead.
Of Wine, the skin, etc.: have or be affected by contact with air. Of material: admit air or moisture. M20.
A. E. Lindop I opened a bottle of Wine and left it to 'breathe'. N. Gould Rubber soles..do not 'breathe'. Daily Telegraph We go jogging in trainers which don't allow the feet to breathe.
II. verb trans.
Exhale; send out as breath; (of a thing) emit; fig. infuse into, communicate. LME.
W. Cowper Place me where Winter breathes his keenest air. J. Morley He breathed new life into them. I. McEwan He inhaled..and breathed smoke across the pots of geraniums.
Exercise briskly. Now spec. put out of breath, tire. LME.
J. F. Cooper The warriors who had breathed themselves so freely in the preceding struggle.
a. Utter passionately or vehemently. Also, utter quietly; whisper. M16.
Spenser Two knights..breathing vengeaunce. J. Conrad Those red lips that almost without moving could breathe enchanting sounds into the world. R. Davies 'Looking so alive it is,' Ivor breathed in admiration.
b. Display, evince. M17.
A. P. Stanley The whole period breathes a primitive simplicity.
Allow to breathe, rest. L16.
W. S. Churchill Having breathed my horse, for I did not wish to arrive in a flurry.
Respire; esp. inhale. L16.
L. Deighton Breathing long grassy lungfuls of the wet night air.
Let blood from (a vein). obsolete exc. Hist. M17.
Give breath to, blow (a wind instrument). E18.
Phrases, & with adverbs & prepositions in specialized senses: breathe again fig. recover from fear etc., be at ease after a crisis. breathe down a person's neck be close behind a person, esp. in mistrust or pursuit. breathe freely fig. be at ease. breathe in inhale. breathe one's last die. breathe out exhale. breathe short: see SHORT adverb. breathe to aspire to. breathe upon fig. infect, contaminate, tarnish. not breathe a word of keep quite secret.
breathable adjective (a) fit or agreeable to breathe; (b) through which the skin or body can breathe: M18.

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