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Dictionary of Phrase and Fable—A

Austrian Lip

The thick under-lip, characteristic of the house of Hapsburg. Derived from Cymburgis, daughter of Ziemovitz, Duke of Masovia, and niece of the then King of Poland. Cymburgis was noted for her beauty and unusual strength.

Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894
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