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Open lipped or open lip? #1 (permalink) Sat Oct 22, 2011 6:06 am   Open lipped or open lip?
 

An open lipped kiss or an open lip kiss?

A red hair girl or a red haired girl?

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Open lipped or open lip? #2 (permalink) Sat Oct 22, 2011 6:10 am   Open lipped or open lip?
 

'Open lipped'. and 'red haired'

Lips come in pairs. A single lip cannot open.
A red hair girl sounds like a girl formed entirely from red hair.
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Open lipped or open lip? #3 (permalink) Sat Oct 22, 2011 20:05 pm   Open lipped or open lip?
 

Yes, open lipped and red haired are working as an adjective (adjectives comprising more than one word are compound adjectives). Possible combinations for compound adjectives include

Adj / Adv / N + past participle
Adj / Adv / N + present participle

Adj / Prep + N
Adj + N + ed

N / Adj + adj

In open-minded, open is an adjective and minded is a past participle.
In red-haired, red is an adjective and haired is N+ed.

Although it is possible to form compound adjectives using Adj + N combination, they are not appropriate for the reasons given by Beeesneees.

* Please correct me if I am wrong.
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