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.
• (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
31 March 2025
(adjective) done or made using whatever is available; “crossed the river on improvised bridges”; “the survivors used jury-rigged fishing gear”; “the rock served as a makeshift hammer”
According to Guinness World Records, the largest iced coffee is 14,228.1 liters and was created by Caffé Bene (South Korea), in Yangju, South Korea, on 17 July 2014. They poured iced black Americano on the giant cup that measured 3.3 meters tall and 2.62 meters wide.
