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

Lingual :: Lingual (n.) A consonant sound formed by the aid of the tongue; -- a term especially applied to certain articulations (as those of t, d, th, and n) and to the letters denoting them..

Clapper :: Clapper (n.) That which strikes or claps, as the tongue of a bell, or the piece of wood that strikes a mill hopper, etc. See Illust. of Bell..

Sea Ginger :: Sea ginger () A hydroid coral of the genus Millepora, especially M. alcicornis, of the West Indies and Florida. So called because it stings the tongue like ginger. See Illust. under Millepore..

Tongue :: Tongue (n.) A projection, or slender appendage or fixture; as, the tongue of a buckle, or of a balance..

Taste :: Taste (n.) A particular sensation excited by the application of a substance to the tongue; the quality or savor of any substance as perceived by means of the tongue; flavor; as, the taste of an orange or an apple; a bitter taste; an acid taste; a sweet taste..

Trumpet-tongued :: Trumpet-tongued (a.) Having a powerful, far-reaching voice or speech..

Anthropoglot :: Anthropoglot (n.) An animal which has a tongue resembling that of man, as the parrot..

Double-tongued :: Double-tongued (a.) Making contrary declarations on the same subject; deceitful.

Glossolaly :: Glossolaly (n.) The gift of tongues. Farrar.

Guttural :: Guttural (n.) A sound formed in the throat; esp., a sound formed by the aid of the back of the tongue, much retracted, and the soft palate; also, a letter representing such a sound..

Gustatory :: Gustatory (a.) Pertaining to, or subservient to, the sense of taste; as, the gustatory nerve which supplies the front of the tongue..

Tongue :: Tongue (n.) The lingua of an insect.

Lap :: Lap (v. i.) To make a sound like that produced by taking up drink with the tongue.

Loll :: Loll (v. t.) To let hang from the mouth, as the tongue..

Glossal :: Glossal (a.) Of or pertaining to the tongue; lingual.

Lingua :: Lingua (n.) A tongue.

Jew''s-harp :: "Jew's-harp (n.) An instrument of music, which, when placed between the teeth, gives, by means of a bent metal tongue struck by the finger, a sound which is modulated by the breath; -- called also Jew's-trump..

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..

Hart-tongue :: Hart-tongue (n.) A common British fern (Scolopendrium vulgare), rare in America..

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