languette

[ lang-gwet ]

/ ˈlæŋ gwɛt /

noun Music.

a thin plate fastened to the mouth of certain organ pipes.

Nearby words

langue de boeuf, langue de chat, languedoc, languedoc-roussillon, languet, languette, languid, languish, languishing, languishment, languor

Origin of languette

1375–1425; late Middle English; variant of languet

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