languette
[ lang-gwet ]
/ ˈlæŋ gwɛt /
noun Music.
a thin plate fastened to the mouth of certain organ pipes.
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Origin of languette
1375–1425; late Middle English; variant of languet
Words nearby languette
langue de chat, langue d'oc, Languedoc-Roussillon, langue d'oïl, languet, languette, languid, languish, languishing, languishment, languor
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