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languet

[ lang-gwet ]

noun

  1. any of various small tongue-shaped parts, processes, or projections.


languet

/ ˈlæŋɡwɛt /

noun

  1. rare.
    anything resembling a tongue in shape or function
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Word History and Origins

Origin of languet1

1375–1425; late Middle English < Middle French languete, diminutive of langue tongue; -et
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Word History and Origins

Origin of languet1

C15: from Old French languette, diminutive of langue tongue
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Example Sentences

Though brought up upon the works of Hotman, Languet, and Du Plessis-Mornay, the Huguenot found little difficulty in bowing, with the rest of his countrymen, before the throne of absolutism.

Formerly," said Bayle, "your writers, either in good or in bad faith, were careful not to approve of the pernicious teaching of Hubert Languet....

Adrienne's house was situated in the parish of Saint-Sulpice, the cur� of which, Languet de Gergy, was one of the most bigoted and obstinate priests in Paris.

But the most scandalous part of the whole affair is the conduct of Languet de Gergy and his superior, the Archbishop of Paris, in lending themselves to a deliberate attempt to defeat the ends of justice in the interests of Madame de Bouillon and her powerful friends.

No, the inspiring personal tradition of college was not the pleasant Philip Slingsby; it was rather Philip Sidney, who rode with the best and was a man in every manly enterprise, but who had so used his opportunities in study and affairs that Hubert Languet, most accomplished of scholars, called him friend, and William of Orange called him master.

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