calf 's tongue

American  

noun

Architecture.

1. a molding having pendent, tonguelike members in relief against a flat or molded surface.

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Example Sentences

Her old lady gazes at a calf’s tongue in a butcher’s shop window and asks herself: “What was there on a calf’s tongue?”

From The Guardian

He boils calf's tongue, slices it thinly and daubs it with puréed tuna — it may be the supplest vitello tonnato you will ever taste.

From Los Angeles Times

They’ll be gone before you can say “calf's tongue pudding.”

From New York Times

The second syllogistic figure consisted of a calf's tongue, which was black, not from arguing, but from being smoked.

From Project Gutenberg

Prepare, cook, and serve a calf's tongue, in the same and every way like a fresh beef's tongue.

From Project Gutenberg