languet

[ lang-gwet ]

noun

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

Origin of languet

1375–1425; late Middle English <Middle French languete, diminutive of langue tongue; see -et

Words Nearby languet

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How to use languet in a sentence

I should add, that on languet's death, his property passed into the hands of his friend Du Plessis.
Notes and Queries, Number 49, Saturday, Oct. 5, 1850 | Various
The work has been frequently reprinted, the Leipzig edition containing a life of languet by Treitschke.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 16, Slice 2 | Various
Why should my good languet have grudged me my retirement, and rejoice that I have again gone forth into the troublesome world.
Penshurst Castle | Emma Marshall
The authorship of the work by which languet is best known has been disputed.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 16, Slice 2 | Various
A Latin version, but out of its chronological position in languet, Epist.
The Rise of the Hugenots, Vol. 1 (of 2) | Henry Martyn Baird

British Dictionary definitions for languet

languet

/ (ˈlæŋɡwɛt) /

noun

rare anything resembling a tongue in shape or function

Origin of languet

C15: from Old French languette, diminutive of langue tongue

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