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lan·guet noun also lan·guette \ˈlaŋgwə̇t, (ˈ)laŋ|gwet\ (-s) Etymology: Middle English languet, languette, from Middle French languete, languette, diminutive of langue tongue — more at language 1. : something resembling the tongue in form or function: as a. : latchet 2 b. : a part of a sword hilt that overlaps the scabbard c. : a tongue of land 2. a. : the inner tongue or flat plate opposite the mouth of an organ flue pipe — called also languid b. : the tongue of a harmonium or organ reed c. : the finger key of a wind instrument d. : the tongue of a harpsichord jack 3. : one of the small pointed processes on the median line of the branchial sac of certain ascidians |