LANGUET

Etymology

Noun

languet (plural languets)

A tongue-shaped implement, specifically

A narrow blade on the edge of a spade or shovel.

A piece of metal on a sword-hilt which overhangs the scabbard.

A flat plate in (or opposite and below the mouth of) the pipe of an organ.

(archaic) A narrow tongue of land.

(zoology) A tongue-like organ found on certain tunicates.

Synonyms

• (flat plate in an organ): language, languid

Source: Wiktionary

Lan"guet, n. Etym: [F. languette, dim. of langue tongue, L. lingua.]

1. Anything resembling the tongue in form or office; specif., the slip of metal in an organ pipe which turns the current of air toward its mouth.

2. That part of the hilt, in certain kinds of swords, which overlaps the scabbard.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

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