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languet logo #22641tongue-like object or part
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Languet

Languet logo #21002• (n.) Anything resembling the tongue in form or office; specif., the slip of metal in an organ pipe which turns the current of air toward its mouth. • (n.) That part of the hilt, in certain kinds of swords, which overlaps the scabbard.
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Languet

Languet logo #20972Lan'guet noun [ French languette , dim. of langue tongue, Latin lingua .] 1. Anything resembling the tongue in form or office; specif., the slip of metal in an organ pipe which turns the current of air toward its mouth. 2. That part of the hilt, in certain kinds of...
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