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Free-tongued :: Free-tongued (a.) Speaking without reserve.

Fauces :: Fauces (n.pl.) The narrow passage from the mouth to the pharynx, situated between the soft palate and the base of the tongue; -- called also the isthmus of the fauces. On either side of the passage two membranous folds, called the pillars of the fauces, inclose the tonsils..

Pip :: Pip (n.) A contagious disease of fowls, characterized by hoarseness, discharge from the nostrils and eyes, and an accumulation of mucus in the mouth, forming a scale on the tongue. By some the term pip is restricted to this last symptom, the disease being called roup by them..

Tongue-pad :: Tongue-pad (n.) A great talker.

Linguadental :: Linguadental (n.) An articulation pronounced by the aid or use of the tongue and teeth.

Dog's-tongue :: Dog's-tongue (n.) Hound's-tongue.

Tonguefish :: Tonguefish (n.) A flounder (Symphurus plagiusa) native of the southern coast of the United States.

Dentilingual :: Dentilingual (a.) Produced by applying the tongue to the teeth or to the gums; or representing a sound so formed.

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

Tongue :: Tongue (v. i.) To use the tongue in forming the notes, as in playing the flute and some other wind instruments..

Tipping :: Tipping (n.) A distinct articulation given in playing quick notes on the flute, by striking the tongue against the roof of the mouth; double-tonguing..

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..

Tongue :: Tongue (v. t.) To join means of a tongue and grove; as, to tongue boards together..

Falter :: Falter (v. & n.) To hesitate; to speak brokenly or weakly; to stammer; as, his tongue falters..

Glossopharyngeal :: Glossopharyngeal (a.) Pertaining to both the tongue and the pharynx; -- applied especially to the ninth pair of cranial nerves, which are distributed to the pharynx and tongue. -- n. One of the glossopharyngeal nerves..

Tongued :: Tongued (imp. & p. p.) of Tongu.

Buckle :: Buckle (n.) A device, usually of metal, consisting of a frame with one more movable tongues or catches, used for fastening things together, as parts of dress or harness, by means of a strap passing through the frame and pierced by the tongue..

Lorikeet :: Lorikeet (n.) Any one numerous species of small brush-tongued parrots or lories, found mostly in Australia, New Guinea and the adjacent islands, with some forms in the East Indies. They are arboreal in their habits and feed largely upon the honey of flowers. They belong to Trichoglossus, Loriculus, and several allied genera..

Loll :: Loll (v. i.) To hand extended from the mouth, as the tongue of an ox or a log when heated with labor or exertion..

Linguacious :: Linguacious (a.) Given to the use of the tongue; loquacious.

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