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langue d'oil |
langue d'oil french |
langued |
languedoc-roussillon |
languente |
languet
| languid
| languidly
| languish
| languisher
| languishing
languet
CIDE DICTIONARY
languet, n. [F. languette, dim. of langue tongue, L. lingua.].
- 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. [1913 Webster]
- That part of the hilt, in certain kinds of swords, which overlaps the scabbard. [1913 Webster]
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