languet noun. ['laŋgwɪt] LME.
[Old French languete (mod. languette), dim. of langue tongue: see -ETTE.]
1. The tongue of a balance. Only in LME.

2. A tongue-shaped ornament. LME-M16.

3. A thong used to tie a shoe. LME-L18.

4. An instrument for spreading or rolling salve etc. L16-E19.

5. A tongue-shaped part of an implement; spec. (a) a narrow blade projecting at the edge of a spade; (b) a small piece of metal on a sword hilt which overhangs the scabbard. E17.

6. A narrow projecting piece of land; a tongue. Only in 17.

7. Zoology. A small tonguelike process, rows of which occur along the dorsal edge of the branchial sac of a tunicate. M19.

8. A flat plate placed in an organ flue-pipe on the top of the foot, opposite the mouth. Cf. LANGUID noun 2. M19.

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