painted tongue

American  

noun

1. a Chilean plant, Salpiglossis sinuata, of the nightshade family, having large, funnel-shaped flowers in a variety of colors.

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Example Sentences

First, they take out the painted tongues and then the others.

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While the others sing, the woman who made the vow rises and first takes the painted tongue and then the others from where they were hung.

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To the singing of songs, the painted tongue first, and then the others, are taken out and placed on half a rawhide.

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Two days later, the same participants are called together to the same tipi and the woman rises and takes first the painted tongue and then the others from where they were hung.

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The painted tongue and then the others are placed on the parfleche.

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