"lipwork" meaning in English

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Noun

Etymology: lip + -work Etymology templates: {{suf|en|lip|work}} lip + -work Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} lipwork (uncountable)
  1. Synonym of lip service (“promising but empty talk; words absent of real action or intention”) Tags: uncountable Synonyms: lip service [synonym, synonym-of]
    Sense id: en-lipwork-en-noun-q-hBfsS- Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -work Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 76 24
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Noun

Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} lipwork (uncountable)
  1. Articles made from straw. Tags: uncountable
    Sense id: en-lipwork-en-noun-JQ3mZhk3
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

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