languet
nounOne that functions or is shaped like a tongue.
nounSomething in the shape of a little tongue.
nounSpecifically— A thin slip or tongue of metal placed to preserve the necessary space between the two blades of a comb-cutters, saw, the strip being of the thickness of the teeth required in the comb. Also called
On a sword-hilt, a small hinged piece of metal which turns down over the scabbard. Also called
In music, same as
In zoology, one of the series of little tongue-like or tentaculiform processes on a longitudinal ridge along the middle line of the pharyngeal cavity or branchial sac of an ascidiau.
nounIn entomology, same as
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.
nounThat part of the hilt, in certain kinds of swords, which overlaps the scabbard.
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