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Oxtongue :: Oxtongue (n.) A name given to several plants, from the shape and roughness of their leaves; as, Anchusa officinalis, a kind of bugloss, and Helminthia echioides, both European herbs..

Bird''s-tongue :: Bird's-tongue (n.) The knotgrass (Polygonum aviculare).

Lick :: Lick (v.) A quick and careless application of anything, as if by a stroke of the tongue, or of something which acts like a tongue; as, to put on colors with a lick of the brush. Also, a small quantity of any substance so applied..

Slow :: Slow (superl.) Not ready; not prompt or quick; dilatory; sluggish; as, slow of speech, and slow of tongue..

Deer's-tongue :: Deer's-tongue (n.) A plant (Liatris odoratissima) whose fleshy leaves give out a fragrance compared to vanilla.

Snake''s-tongue :: Snake's-tongue (n.) Same as Adder's-tongue.

Philology :: Philology (n.) The study of language, especially in a philosophical manner and as a science; the investigation of the laws of human speech, the relation of different tongues to one another, and historical development of languages; linguistic science..

Match :: Match (v. t.) To fit together, or make suitable for fitting together; specifically, to furnish with a tongue and a groove, at the edges; as, to match boards..

Dorsal :: Dorsal (a.) Pertaining to, or situated near, the back, or dorsum, of an animal or of one of its parts; notal; tergal; neural; as, the dorsal fin of a fish; the dorsal artery of the tongue; -- opposed to ventral..

Mid :: Mid (superl.) Made with a somewhat elevated position of some certain part of the tongue, in relation to the palate; midway between the high and the low; -- said of certain vowel sounds; as, a (ale), / (/ll), / (/ld). See Guide to Pronunciation, // 10, 11..

Langued :: Langued (a.) Tongued; having the tongue visible.

Lingula :: Lingula (n.) A tonguelike process or part.

Lick :: Lick (v.) A stroke of the tongue in licking.

Sublingual :: Sublingual (a.) Situated under the tongue; as, the sublingual gland..

Lingel :: Lingel (n.) A little tongue or thong of leather; a lacing for belts.

Tongueless :: Tongueless (a.) Having no tongue.

Sadda :: Sadda (n.) A work in the Persian tongue, being a summary of the Zend-Avesta, or sacred books..

Clack :: Clack (n.) To utter words rapidly and continually, or with abruptness; to let the tongue run..

Corn :: Corn (v. t.) To preserve and season with salt in grains; to sprinkle with salt; to cure by salting; now, specifically, to salt slightly in brine or otherwise; as, to corn beef; to corn a tongue..

Ligula :: Ligula (n.) A tongue-shaped lobe of the parapodia of annelids. See Parapodium.

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