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Tongue
·noun Any small sole.
II. Tongue ·noun The clapper of a bell.
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tongue
Tongue enough for two sets of teeth: said of a talkative person. As old as my tongue, and a little o...
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tongue
[Anglo-Saxon tunga]. The long tapered end of one piece of timber made to fay into a scarph at the en...
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Shaped
·p.p. of <<Shape>>.
II. Shaped ·Impf of <<Shape>>.
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Adder's-tongue
·noun The yellow dogtooth violet.
II. Adder's-tongue ·noun A genus of ferns (Ophioglossum), whose s...
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Bird's-tongue
·noun The knotgrass (Polygonum aviculare).
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Deer's-tongue
·noun A plant (Liatris odoratissima) whose fleshy leaves give out a fragrance compared to vanilla.
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Dog's-tongue
·noun Hound's-tongue.
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Double-tongue
·noun Deceit; duplicity.
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Earth-tongue
·noun A fungus of the genus Geoglossum.
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Hart-tongue
·noun A common British fern (Scolopendrium vulgare), rare in America.
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Hound's-tongue
·noun A biennial weed (Cynoglossum officinale), with soft tongue-shaped leaves, and an offensive odo...
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Long-tongue
·noun The <<Wryneck>>.
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Snake's-tongue
·noun ·same·as Adder's-tongue.
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Tongue-pad
·noun A great talker.
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Tongue-shell
·noun Any species of Lingula.
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Tongue-tie
·vt To deprive of speech or the power of speech, or of distinct articulation.
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Tongue-tied
·adj Unable to speak freely, from whatever cause.
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loll tongue
He has been playing a game at loll tongue; he has been salivated.
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dog's tongue
n.
name given to the plant Cynoglossum suaveolens, R. Br., N.O. Asperifoliae.
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calve's tongue
A sort of moulding usually made at the caps and bases of round pillars, to taper or hance the round ...
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dog-tongue
A name assigned to a kind of sole.
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horse-tongue
A name applied to a kind of sole.
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ice-tongue
See tongue.
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Awl-shaped
·adj Shaped like an <<Awl>>.
II. Awl-shaped ·adj Subulate. ·see <<Subulate>>.
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Bell-shaped
·adj Having the shape of a wide-mouthed bell; campanulate.
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Boat-shaped
·adj ·see <<Cymbiform>>.
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Bristle-shaped
·adj Resembling a bristle in form; as, a bristle-shaped leaf.
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Club-shaped
·adj Enlarged gradually at the end, as the antennae of certain insects.
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Comb-shaped
·adj <<Pectinate>>.
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Diamond-shaped
·adj Shaped like a diamond or rhombus.
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Egg-shaped
·adj Resembling an egg in form; ovoid.
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Fiddle-shaped
·adj Inversely ovate, with a deep hollow on each side.
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Globe-shaped
·adj Shaped like a globe.
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Halberd-shaped
·adj <<Hastate>>.
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Helmet-shaped
·adj Shaped like a helmet; galeate. ·see ·Illust. of Galeate.
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Kidney-shaped
·adj Having the form or shape of a kidney; reniform; as, a kidney-shaped leaf.
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Lath-shaped
·adj Having a slender elongated form, like a lath;
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Linear-shaped
·adj Of a linear shape.
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Lozenge-shaped
·adj Having the form of a lozenge or rhomb.
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Pear-shaped
·adj Of the form of a pear.
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Saddle-shaped
·adj Shaped like a saddle.
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Salver-shaped
·adj Tubular, with a spreading border. ·see <<Hypocraterimorphous>>.
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Spindle-shaped
·adj Having the shape of a spindle.
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Strap-shaped
·adj Shaped like a strap; ligulate; as, a strap-shaped corolla.
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Sword-shaped
·adj Shaped like a sword; ensiform, as the long, flat leaves of the Iris, cattail, and the like.
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Thread-shaped
·adj Having the form of a thread; filiform.
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Top-shaped
·adj Having the shape of a top; (Bot.) cone-shaped, with the apex downward; turbinate.
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Trumpet-shaped
·adj Tubular with one end dilated, as the flower of the trumpet creeper.
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U-shaped
·add. ·adj Having the form of the letter U;.
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Urn-shaped
·adj Having the shape of an urn; as, the urn-shaped capsules of some mosses.
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Vase-shaped
·adj Formed like a vase, or like a common flowerpot.
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Wedge-shaped
·adj Having the shape of a wedge; cuneiform.
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Wheel-shaped
·adj Shaped like a wheel.
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Whip-shaped
·adj Shaped like the lash of a whip; long, slender, round, and tapering; as, a whip-shaped root or s...
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Worm-shaped
·adj Shaped like a worm; /hick and almost cylindrical, but variously curved or bent; as, a worm-shap...
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buttock and tongue
A scolding wife.
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wedge-shaped gulf
One which is wide at its entrance, and gradually narrows towards its termination, as that of Califor...
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tongue of a bevel
The movable part of the instrument by which the angles or bevellings are taken.
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